Ready. Set. WRITE! (Or, Alicia’s Summer Reboot)

/ June 9, 2015

For the last year, I’ve struggled with how to get blogging back into my writing routine. It’s been hard prioritizing writing and all kinds of internet-y stuff, so I’ve focused on what ultimately counts — the writing. But I missed blogging (and you, Lurkdom). So I worked on a new schedule that incorporates blogging at least weekly. Lucky for me,

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Know Yourself for Better Efficiency

/ February 5, 2014

For the last month, I’ve been slogging through first round revisions for my self-dubbed “light and fun” YA contemporary, and it’s been hell. The revision process has been so bad I recently had a weekend-long panic attack. While I’m known to tweet/FB things like “Revisions. Grrr…,” I’m not opposed to the process. It’s an accepted fact of the writer life.

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Presenting the 2014 Quarterly Writing Life Game Plan

/ January 13, 2014

Oddly, I’m still on that “new year” kick. This baffles, so let’s chalk it up to the clutch of bad years circa 2011 – 2013 and push on. Good? Good. Another big thing for me this year has to do with writing*. My goal for 2014 is to get to the next level in my writing career. I’ve spun my

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In Which I Actually Make New Year’s Resolutions

/ January 2, 2014

For years, I’ve been anti-resolutions. They’re too cliche. It’s a load of bullshit. Blah blah blah. Still, there’s something to be said about setting something down at the start of a new year. And because of the overall horrible downward trajectory my life has taken from October 2011 pretty much through the summer of 2013, I want 2014 to be a

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Something to Resolve

/ January 10, 2012

If you’ve lurked here long enough, you would know that I’m not big on the resolution thing. You’d also know that I kinda sorta suck at the goal thing. This happens because I usually aim too high* and then get discouraged and kick the whole process out the door. (There’s a reason why the New Year’s resolution to stop resolving

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