Author Archives: aliceaudrey
Sing a Song of Pyrex
I love Pyrex! I have their pots and pans, their pie plates, bread pans, and a remarkable collection of their storage containers. I love the way they clean up when you burn something onto them, the way they handle freezer to microwave or oven, the way they don’t get pitted in the microwave even if you leave them in for WAY too long. I adore the rubber lids. I love the way you can see what’s in them at a […]
FYI
My real name is Cris Goodwin. But call me Alice. Never let it be said I didn’t tell you. . Alice
Blogger
Hey Tessa, blogger won’t let me post on your blog right now. I’ve been having problems with them all over the place. Anyway, just wanted to tell you I love the line and Damien getting whomped by candlesticks. Alice
Challenge 3 Has Begun
This round’s challenge: Write the first of a six chapter story in which an accident, shipwreck, plane crash, and/or carriage accident leaves two people stranded together so that they are forced to deal with a problem. The chapter is to be no more than 10,000 characters long. A rainstorm, journal, and portrait of a woman, man and/or child must appear somewhere in the chapter. No more than three attempts to write such a chapter may be submitted. Easy, right? . […]
Suzie’s House 2: Friend or Roommate?
“Um… Miranda, you know I love you even better than my own sister, but I don’t think we should try to live together again.” Suzie’s voice came out a little too tight and a little too controlled, which never worked well on Miranda. She caught herself rubbing the pristine kitchen table as if to clean it and made herself stop. “Why not?” Miranda pulled her head back enough to tell Suzie she had taken offense. Her bleached and pink-streaked hair […]
More Reading as a Writer
As I said before, reading with a writer’s eye on technique has it’s pitfalls. I talked a little about how it’s done, but I didn’t give you much reason to try it. And maybe I should. Off the top of my head I can only think of one really good reason. The fiction that readers love is the final authority on what is and what is not acceptable in fiction. I originally went on and on about it, but decided […]
Inspiration
I get inspiration in all kinds of ways. For me, writing is like day dreaming on paper. Only with a little more organization. Most of my books, both the original idea and much of the follow through, have come when I am day dreaming. I keep telling my family I really am working while I stare out the window. They say they believe me, but I’m not sure I believe them. When daydreaming doesn’t work – like when all my […]
What Was Your First Romance Novel?
This seems to keep coming up, so I guess I’ll try to come up with an answer. I have no idea what the title or author of my first Romance novel was. I was in high school and hanging out with a girl who was addicted to Harlequins. Out of curiosity I asked her which was her favorite and why. She couldn’t tell me. Apparently she never looked at the title, only the number. She leant me one of her […]
Chicken Noodle Soup
Open one can of chicken noodle soup. Pour into pot. Add one can of water…. No? All right, I’ll give you the real McCoy I generally start with precooked chicken. If you want to start with raw I’ll be glad to discuss it. Otherwise we start with the cooked bird. In a pot slightly larger than the amount of soup you want, put in either pre-made broth or water and enough bullion to taste slightly salty. Bring to a boil. […]
Under the Weather
I’m not up to much of a blog today. My entire family came home from Christmas with a cold. Naturally, it hit me – the care giver – harder than anyone else. Yesterday had me in and out of bed several times, and not for anything fun. Luckily my kids are old enough to take care of themselves. So is my dh, but he was off at work. So I curled up with Jennifer Crusie and Iris Johansen and tried […]
FanLit Forever's Challenge 3, First Round
We have several polls set up on FanLit Forever to determine how we are going to work Challenge 3. I think we are fairly safe in assuming the poll to determine how many chapters the challenge will run is going to result in a 6-chapter challenge. Won’t it be nice to get away from these one-chapter challenges? Anyway, I’m going to write this blog entry on the assumption that we are working with 6 chapters, a maximum of three entries […]
FanLit Winners
The rankings for the FanLit Forever Challenge 2 have been posted. If you entered something into Challenge 2, go claim your kudos. Alice
Suzie’s House 1: A Matter of Economics
Welcome to Suzie’s House. This is a serial that posts every Friday. To see the following week’s post, click the link at the bottom. Suzie stirred the stew, sending up inviting whafts of basil, thyme, and onion. Wisps of steam from the stock pot spread the scent throughout the kitchen. Suzie paused to take in the warmth and beauty of her kitchen, a long last look before she lost everything. Light-yellow walls she had painted herself, oak cabinets she had […]
Yep, Tonight's The Night
Challenge 2 closes tonight. If you’re going to go in and do some reading, maybe give some scores, you’ve got to do it in the next few hours. Challenge 2 is being developed right now. If you’d like a say in how many chapters it will run, what the premise will be, etc. then you better get down to The Polling Booth in FanLit, The Game on FanLit Forever. Alice
More Naughtyness
The boss of a Madison Avenue advertising agency called a spontaneous staff Meeting in the middle of a particularly stressful week. (This is one Pretty sharp boss!) When everyone gathered, the boss, who understood the benefits of having Fun, told the burnt out staff the purpose of the meeting was to have a Quick contest. The theme: Viagra advertising slogans. The only rule was They had to use past ad slogans, originally written for other products, that captured the essence […]
