Welcome

Byalicia

I’m Alicia, and this is where I write (occasionally about writing). I live and work in Seattle. Right now, I’m writing about finding a spiritual home as a not-that-churchy person, taking myself on a writing retreat, and how I trick myself into revising my rough drafts.

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  • Day 1

    Byalicia

    We’ve passed the 10-survey mark–woohoo! Thank you very much to all the bloggers who participated. Super thank you to Christine for sharing and posting a link to the survey on the forums in Ravelry. Welcome, knit and crochet-bloggers! A few questions have come up…first, is the survey intentionally US-focused, and second, what is the end product…

  • 2025 in Review

    Byalicia

    Happy New Year, everyone! I’m surprised to find that my last post here was in March 2025. It’s the first week of 2026, and I always enjoy a good “here’s what I did last year” both for my own records and for you to get a true behind-the-scenes of “being a writer.” Here’s what that…

  • On hiatus!

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    I’m taking a break from blogging for family; I plan to be back in the fall. In the meantime, scroll down for some fun videos I made with my publisher/editor/BFF Kelly Rizzetta of KMR Publishing–a new one posts each week. You can find out my secret writing rituals, why “chick lit” isn’t a dirty word, and…

  • My own DIY…

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    Hi, loyal Craftbook Fans! I wanted to let you know that I launched another project–an ebook! The Chick Lit Cookbook: A Guide to Writing Your Novel in 30 Minutes a Day is officially on sale at Smashwords and Amazon. It’s only $4.99, and through midnight tonight you can get a copy for $2.99 at Amazon….

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