Martial arts movies are an unapologetically over-the-top art form, and I deeply appreciate them. Jackie Chan’s one of my favorite…
Category: Alicia Bessette
How’d I get my book deal? Simple version: I got a sharp agent. Extended version: A few years before she…
I grew up in Massachusetts, where many people seem to observe autumn with near-spiritual devotion. Which is understandable, because fall…
Deb Sarah’s The Opposite of Me gets a quote from author Susan Coll, whose latest book, Acceptance, was made into…
I’m definitely not a morning person. I stumble around for twenty minutes or so before I’m even partially awake. I…
Short version: I emailed a query to an agent at Folio Literary Management. Next day she requested the first fifty…
Like most kids who devoured James Herriot books, I dreamed of becoming a large-animal veterinarian. I envisioned an adult life…
Welcome to the corner of my living room, where I’m sitting at a mismatched desk and chair. Stella the greyhound…
Every September, I dream (usually several nights in a row) that I must repeat high school. I get lost in…
I once heard an inspiring piece of writing advice: “Write the book only you can write.” That was my aim…