Author Archives: Alice
The Serialists for Nov. 16th
It’s been a really busy month so far. Any Serialists besides me doing National Novel Writing Month? If you can, check out Ann’s Steal Tomorrow serial. This is the hub for The Serialists, a meme for people who post original, serialized fiction on their blogs. If you have one or more posts you would like for us to read, please put a direct link to the post(s) in the linky. If you are not an author and would only like […]
Win a Copy of Desperate Duchesses by Eloisa James
You’ve seen the great teasers. This book is full of them! Just as you’d expect from Eloisa James, it’s a great Historical Romance. From the back cover: A marquess’s sheltered only daughter , Lady Roberta St. Giles falls in love with a man she glimpses across a crowded ballroom: a duke, a game player of consummate skill, a notorious rakehell who shows no interest in marriage – until he lays eye on Roberta. Yet the Ear of Gryffyn knows too […]
160 – Slowing Down
Out of step, out of time, out of sorts From as far back as she could remember it has been this way. Now at 85 she’s turning cartwheels in the nursing home sending wheel chairs and metal trays scattering. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
Two Against the World
Jill: Help me move this globe. It’s in the way. Jack: Sure thing, Darling. Jack: This is harder than I expected. Jill: Keep trying. They say with the right leverage you can move the world. Jack: But we’ve got no leverage! Today’s theme is Two Previously in Jack and Jill: Light of My Life Be sure to visit the home page.
55 – Gene thinking of Tracy
Sometimes she gets that look on her face, that better-than-you expression that makes me want to crawl off in a hole somewhere, like I’m so dirty she can’t stand it. Then suddenly she smiles and I know I was wrong. Everything is great. She’s fun and I’m wonderful. Until she gets that look again. Don’t know if I love her or hate her. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. […]
13 Sentences from My NaNo Book
Here’s the beginning of the book and the wallpaper I made to keep me on track. I’m calling the book The Dragon’s Are Afoot. I know you said to write it as if you would never read it, but I tried several times, and I can’t seem to get started. I’m sorry. It’s strange enough revealing everything, not knowing who you intend to give this to, but to act like you don’t know any of it…. But I’ll try again. […]
Suzie’s House 235: Mortification
Fran looked from face to face, waiting for the revelation to take hold. Any minute now they’d realize what a stupid thing they’d done, tying up a future star like herself. They’d untie her from the chair, and give her Kurt Cobain’s guitar, and head out to Memphis with her for her big debut.
The Serialists of November 9th
Are you all keeping up with Ahu and her husband Ahuahu? I’m enjoying the story. This is the hub for The Serialists, a meme for people who post original, serialized fiction on their blogs. If you have one or more posts you would like for us to read, please put a direct link to the post(s) in the linky. If you are not an author and would only like to read, then please leave a comment. I may feature you […]
NaNoWriMo
I’ve become a NaNo addict. NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month. It takes place every year in November. The idea is to write a novel of at least 50,000 words in one month. This is the third time I’ve done it. Why? Because of the library. Yeah, yeah, the library is there all year long. What does it have to do with NaNo? Well, a bunch of us get together in the library to encourage one another to get our […]
160 – King of the Sugar Hill
Climbing the mountain made when the Halloween bag was overturned, he ate his way to the top, only to regret the decent down his gullet. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
Light of My Life
Jack: Crimeny! I STILL can’t get it to light. Jill: Don’t worry about it, Honey. I’m pretty sure it’s too late. Today’s theme is Light Previously in Jack and Jill: Broken Hearted Be sure to visit the home page.
55 – Make Me Sick
I want to be viral. I want to get spread around, passed from hand to hand, talked about, viewed, spewed, forwarded, and shared. I want to be tweeted and facebooked and commented on over and over. I want to be remembered with lots of stars and returned to over, and over, and over. Make me viral, please. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted by […]
13 Random Thoughts and a Random Picture or Two
1. We got kittens about a week ago. 2. We call the kittens “love sops” because everyone in the house likes to love them up.
