In my life, I've gone through stages of daily journal entries, sometimes obsessively detailed, followed by periods of only sparse, occasional entries. Lately, I've been stuck in a "quiet stage," with thoughts rolling around my head, eventually bumping themselves into nonexistence. I'd like to start writing again.

( Musings on what journaling means and an update. )

Top 10 Reasons to Stop by Amazon Between Today (11/8) and Tuesday (11/12) for a FREE copy of my essays book, The Art of Life:10) You would like to unravel the mystery behind the conspiracy of giant cow statues ( Read more... )

This is the last day to pick up a free version of my book, "The Art of Life," through my giveaway promotion. One note: if you don't have a Kindle, you can still read it using the Kindle app (available for free at Amazon) on your desktop, laptop, smartphone or iPad ( Read more... )

In part because I haven't yet followed through on some of the requests to do guest blog entries as part of my blog tour and contest, I'm extending the deadline to May 31.

Check out the original posting to find out how to participate and possibly win a copy of my book:http://alycewilson.

Spring is almost here, and I'm kicking off my "blog tour." Just like a book tour, that means making appearances in other people's blogs. As an extra incentive, I'm going to hold a contest. Anyone who includes a mention of my book, "The Art of Life," (with the links below) in his or her blog will be entered into a contest to win a free, autographed ( Read more... )

On Goodreads right now, I'm giving away three copies of my book, The Art of Life. All you have to do is join Goodreads (if you're not already a member), and then click on "Enter to win" on my book's contest page. Good luck!

I'm looking for publications that might be interested in reviewing my book, The Art of Life. It is self-published, so I realize that might limit my options, but I know there are publications that review independently published books. Any suggestions ( Read more... )

The Kindle version of my book is finally live! There's even a nice free downloadable sample to view (which for some odd reason didn't work well for the poetry book, sharing only a contents page ( Read more... )

I haven't been writing many blog entries this week, because I've been focused on formatting the Kindle version of my book, The Art of Life. This has taken quite a bit longer than I might have expected.

Thanks in part to a sink leak, however, I managed to achieve some progress on one of my resolutions.

( What I've been up to this week and why I won't be doing LJ Idol. )

Got a new Kindle for the holidays? Check out the newly-released Kindle version of my poetry chapbook, Picturebook of the Martyrs.

We're going to work on a Kindle version of my essays book, The Art of Life, but that will take a little longer to prepare. In the meantime, the print version is still available from my Createspace store. Don't forget, ( Read more... )