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Posted on September 19, 2021September 20, 2021 by alicia — Leave a comment

Welcome, Somerville!!

Perhaps you saw me striking this sweet pose along with my awesome sister Sonia.

Did we meet at SomerStreets, that awesome street fair where they close down Highland Ave to cars? Yay! Welcome to my website! I’m so happy you’re here. Here’s a little more about me.

At SomerStreets, you might have seen my DIY Writing Retreat guides and some special DIY Writing Retreat kits–if you want to buy a guide for your friends and family, hop on over here. (If you would like a kit, please email me!)

You can see my other guides here in my online shop–buy them as printable PDFs and you can print them as many times as you like. Just please don’t share! Do you run a class/writing group/retreat of your own? Email me and we will work out a way to get you all the copies you need!

Here are some of the articles, short stories, and essays I’ve written. I’m particularly proud of this short story that Moments Between Literary published (read online).

Thank you so much for stopping by! Want to talk about writing, reading, collaboration, literally almost anything? Email me–I seriously love to email with readers and writers.

Posted on February 18, 2021May 10, 2021 by alicia — Leave a comment

A handy (free) spreadsheet for writers

Want to keep track of your pitches to magazines and your short story submissions to journals? Download my spreadsheet for writers here. It’s totally free, and you don’t even have to sign up for my newsletter to get it.

I made this spreadsheet for The Write Life a million years ago–and it is still one of the most popular posts on my website. So, in case you don’t have one yet, here’s a handy spreadsheet to help you meet your 2021 writing goals.

Want to learn more? Here’s the original article, all about the many benefits of keeping track of your pitches & submissions, on The Write Life.

*I promised in DIY Retreat: HOME Edition that I would do no writing until September 2021. This doesn’t count, because it’s just a little blog post! So great news, I’m succeeding.

Posted on December 7, 2020May 10, 2021 by alicia — Leave a comment

DIY Writing Retreat – HOME Edition!

I did a thing!

It’s a companion guide to DIY Writing Retreat, with pandemic-friendly pep talks, writing prompts, retreat schedules, and rituals to make your home feel like a place you can write. You can buy it here, or you can get the original + the home edition for a dollar off. It’s a guide to getting away when you can’t…get away.

Take a retreat now! And may this guide be obsolete soon.

Cheers! And tell a friend.

Posted on November 15, 2020November 15, 2020 by alicia — Leave a comment

The Writer’s Process Planner (2021) – On sale now!

My planner for writers, The Writer’s Process Planner, is out for this year. The 2021 version is a printable PDF only, and you can buy it right here! There are two versions, with and without graphics.

Get The Writer’s Process Planner (2021) – WITH witchy graphics

Get The Writer’s Process Planner (2021) – NO graphics

Check it out–I’m really pleased with how it came out.

The Writer’s Process Planner is a bujo (bullet journal) -style planner, with all of the monthly and weekly spreads drawn for you. You’ll love the handwritten style, and save so much time not copying those boxes over and over again…

This year’s intro is made for 2021. Who knows what this year will bring? Read it and brainstorm ways to make your writing practice grounded, centered, and in line with your values–no matter what happens.