I'm 14k words deep into writing book 2 now, the process is so different than writing The Beginning was. When I wrote The Beginning I just wrote and wrote and wrote. There wasn't anything else I had to focus on so I was able to finish it in about three months. I'm working on promoting … Continue reading Balance (A Book Update)
Author: Alicen
Ways In Which We Relate to Our Characters
My last post likely ruffled a lot of feathers and I have to admit that was the point. I've spent my entire life stuck in the middle between the ableds and the disableds; never abled enough for the ableds and never disabled enough for the disableds. When I started working on my book, the divide … Continue reading Ways In Which We Relate to Our Characters
We’re All In This Together, Right?
I keep seeing people say, "we're all in this together," any time COVID-19 is brought up. But, that's a lie. Why? Because while you're chanting, "we're all in this together," people like me are being left to die because there aren't enough hospital beds and ventilators, hospitals are having to decide who lives and who … Continue reading We’re All In This Together, Right?
Today Unexpectedly Became a Big Day…
Today started as just my 35th birthday but ended on a very different page. My paperback books went live today. You can buy the regular paperback here and the large print version here. The Kindle version will be published Monday, you can preorder it here. The audiobook version is currently being recorded and I will … Continue reading Today Unexpectedly Became a Big Day…
The Mythical Universe: The Beginning Cover Reveal
I am so excited the cover for my first book, The Mythical Universe: The Beginning, is here!!!!! I hope y'all like it! It was designed by my amazing friend Amanda Crawford Brown with just a few words from me. Check her out if you are unfamiliar with her work. I wanted to start the presale … Continue reading The Mythical Universe: The Beginning Cover Reveal
It’s Been A Little While
I've been working hard for the last few months on my book. Now it's finished and almost ready to be released. You may have noticed a lot of design changes on my website. I've been slowly changing things when I have time. There's now an about page, four excerpts and the blurb for my book … Continue reading It’s Been A Little While
Brave
Since I started working on my book a lot of people have called me a lot of things: badass, foolish, ridiculous, strong, determined and much more. I decided early on to be completely honest with all of my followers during this process. I'm doing this with no budget at all. Not even a dollar. There … Continue reading Brave
When In Doubt…
A few days ago my laptop's keyboard started dying. This was a laptop I bought second hand off of eBay last year. It had motherboard issues from the first day I had it and I knew it wasn't going to last forever, but when you're stuck with SSI income, you get what you get sometimes. … Continue reading When In Doubt…
Self Publishing vs Traditional Publishing While Disabled
For the past few months I've been working on my debut novel. I've mentioned it here a few times and people have been asking me if I plan to self publish it or go the traditional route of getting an agent and a publisher. I have researched both extensively and chosen to.....self publish not because … Continue reading Self Publishing vs Traditional Publishing While Disabled
Service Animal Etiquette
I've been seeing a lot of debates lately about service animals and fake service animals so I decided to give a little insight from someone who spent 12 years with a service dog and has had quite a long list of experiences to talk about. This is Diamond. She was my service dog for 12 … Continue reading Service Animal Etiquette