As I child, I loved snow. I think that’s because I grew up in New England, where the general attitude…
Author: Alicia Bessette
This week The Debutante Ball celebrates the launch of Deb Maria’s debut, 101 WAYS TO TORTURE YOUR HUSBAND. Here’s a…
I’m becoming enamored with the art form of the graphic novel. It fascinates me, how the creators of graphic novels…
Self-imposed deadlines can be tricky. Too lax, and you’ll wind up with Writer Who Doesn’t Write Syndrome. Too strict, and…
From year to year, my resolutions don’t seem to change much. In general, they’re a collective vow to take advantage…
In the opening scene of SIMPLY FROM SCRATCH, my narrator Zell finds a gift intended for her in a very…
I recently emailed my editor the SIMPLY FROM SCRATCH dedication, but I won’t reveal it here and now, eight months…
I tell aspiring novelists, “If you need inspiration, interview somebody who’s willing and, ideally, a little offbeat.” Along those lines,…
My first job out of college, I was the publications assistant (or, as a coworker joked, the “pub ass”) at…
I was twenty-five and in my very first yoga class when I first heard the expression, “an attitude of gratitude.”…