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Seven debut authors. Seven books. One big dance toward publication.

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  • Carolyn Huynh

Author: Alicia Bessette

  • Posted on Wednesday, April 7, 2010Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Alicia Bessette

Backstory in fiction and real life (or, Orange Juice Man)

My mom taught me an advanced form of people watching. We still practice it fairly often in public places⎯the diner,…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Alicia Bessette

April Foods Day

Tomorrow is April Fools Day and, coincidentally, a significant day for SIMPLY FROM SCRATCH. You see, SIMPLY FROM SCRATCH involves…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010Monday, March 22, 2010
  • by Alicia Bessette

Tatnuck

My favorite bookstore of all time was Tatnuck Booksellers, which occupied a refurbished warehouse near Tatnuck Square in Worcester, Massachusetts.…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, March 17, 2010Tuesday, March 16, 2010
  • by Alicia Bessette

Poppy The Fool

Recently in southern England, a couple took their friends’ Springer Spaniel, Poppy, on a walk by the sea. Poppy was…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2010Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Alicia Bessette

Sparkling!

I agree with Jennifer Weiner, who proclaims on the cover of Sarah Pekkanen’s THE OPPOSITE OF ME, “Fresh and funny…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, March 3, 2010Tuesday, March 2, 2010
  • by Alicia Bessette

Bitzik! Geeking out over word — and family — origins

Growing up I idolized my older sister. I suppose it’s natural, then, that I acquired Annie’s love of word games.…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, February 24, 2010Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Alicia Bessette

The Perfect Battle for You

One of my favorite thinkers, Thich Nhat Hanh, says that to break a bad habit, you should greet it like…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, February 17, 2010Tuesday, February 16, 2010
  • by Alicia Bessette

Next book: A literary agent’s perspective

I sought the perspective of my agent, Laney Katz Becker of Markson Thoma Literary Agency, on this week’s topic, “Next…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, February 10, 2010Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Alicia Bessette

A Valentine from me to you

I used to be indifferent to Valentines Day until my yoga teacher, a very wise man named Naresh, changed my…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, February 3, 2010Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Alicia Bessette

Aprons, Paul Newman, and oh yeah, book covers

The SIMPLY FROM SCRATCH cover is being created as I type this. I understand an apron might be featured; appropriate,…

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