Author Archives: aliceaudrey
Writing Logs
I’ve gone through all kinds of logs, tracking everything from the number of minutes I sat in front of the computer to the number of pages I revised while writing. What I have now appeals to my accountant’s soul. I put the date, the name of the file I worked in, the page count when I started, the page count when I finished, the change between the two, and the page numbers of the pages I actually worked on. Seems […]
One Shot Deal
This blog entry is not going to stay up very long. It goes against my grain to put myself forward quite this much. But I know some people like to see who they are talking to. So here goes: Picture deleted. The bright thing over my head is the angel at the top of the Christmas tree. This was taken a couple of days ago. And yes, you know the guy on the left too. Or at least some of […]
Rum Balls
I’ve been eating a lot of these in the last few days, which means I’m going to have to do something in the way of weight loss in the next few months. Oh well. They were worth it. 2 c. vanilla wafer crumbs½ c. sugar2 T. white Karo syrup1 scant c. pecans4 T. rum2 T. butter Mix ingredients and shape into small balls. Dust with powdered sugar. Bon Apatite! . Alice
Welcome Kelly!
Now Kelly has joined us. She’s at http://kellyrardon.blogspot.com/ . Kelly’s also a FF former Avon writer. Glad to see you in the blogosphere, Kelly! Alice
Welcome Christina!
Christina, a veteran of Avon FanLit, has entered the blogosphere. She can be found at http://fairiegreen.wordpress.com/. She’s a little nervous about it right now, but if you remember her from Avon or know her from FanLit Forever, drop by. Alice
Family Time
All this togetherness with my family has been great. We did the shopping thing, the opening of gifts, the big dinner, and the visits with dear old friends. I still have a couple of days here before I go home. Boy am I ready! I miss my online friends. Sure I could use the library computer, and my mom’s computer, but it isn’t the same. For one thing, people are always looking over my shoulder while I write. Much better […]
Christmas Is About To Blindside Me
You heard me. I’m about to totally lose it. See, in my mind it was already Christmas. We have Christmas songs, Christmas cookies, Christmas shopping… which I haven’t done yet. I forgot that at some point I was going to have to put my blog on hold and actually DO Christmas. That time has come. I’m going to be on the road Friday. Yes, I mean tomorrow. I’ll start my shopping as soon as we reach my mother’s house and […]
Dialogue Tags and Stage Direction
Dialogue tags are indicators of who is talking. The most common dialogue tags are “he said,” and “she said.” Dialogue tags can get as purple as “he whispered desperately in her tender ear.” Actually, they can get even worse, but who wants to read it? Stage direction is when the author tells the reader what the characters are doing as they talk. “He placed a hand on her shoulder.” or “She winced.” Are stage direction. They can also be used […]
"Awww Mommm" Nag Reminder
Tomorrow is the last day to get something in to the FanLit Forever Holiday Story challenge. Now I’m off to write like the wind because mine isn’t done yet. Did someone say “windbag?” Humph. Alice .
Tagged for Four Favorites.
Bev tagged me a week ago, but I didn’t realize it. If she hadn’t left a comment here, it could have been even longer before I found her blog. It’ll be much easier for you. Just click on her name. . Four jobs I’ve had: Summer school drama teacher Telemarketer (I also hang up quickly. Better than letting them think they have a chance if they don’t.) Accountant Music store manager . Four favorite foods: Only four? But there are so […]
Ginger Bread Men
I generally like quick and easy, which makes this recipe an anomaly. It’s easy enough, but not all that quick. I have skipped the refrigerator stage, with the help of a lot of flour sprinkled on the counter and rolling pin, but letting it get good and cold is better. You can use whatever cookie cutter you want, of course. In other words you could make something besides men, but why bother? 😀 . 1 c. shortening 1 c. sugar 2 […]
Something for the Crapometer
I was going to post a gingerbread man recipe today, but think I’d rather make a salute to CM, who has submitted something to Ms Snarks’s Crapometer. All I can say Courney is good luck, and remember she is more interested in her spiky shoes than the dreams of us mortal writers. If she says it’s good then celebrate! If not, then get a second opinion.
Remodel
Can you tell I’m under construction again? That brown theme is way too elegant for me, no matter how much I love it. If I can get the bugs worked out of this one – like not having a stupid line through each of my friend’s names on the blog roll – I’ll keep it. Alice
Tis the Season for Cookies!
Seems like this time of year a lot of people turn their kitchens into bakeries. Patricia McLinn not only bakes cookies to give to friends, family, and neighbors. She used to send cookies overseas to our troops. She can’t now because all the people she knew over there have come home. BTW, you can send all kinds of other things to people in our troops, even if you don’t know them, through www.AnySoldier.com . Just not home-made food. Twinkie anyone? […]
Fiction Fright
I plan on posting an ongoing story here every Friday. I figure once a week you all can put up with me. So I opened up the file in which resides the story I’d planned on using, and got serious cold feet. It isn’t that the story is so bad, though it was written many years ago and does not reflect where I am in my writing now. It simply isn’t what I want to say here. The story came […]
