I posted a free .pdf of my very first published short story on my website as a Christmas present to all of my friends and fans! Go to http://alyciachristine.shutterfly.com/writing and click on "SumarisSolitude-gift.pdf" in the side bar to view it. Be sure to check out the ( Read more... )

For those who are voting, my fantasy short story "Sumari's Solitude" qualifies for a Hugo nomination. It was published by Hadley Rille Books in the Ruins Metropolis anthology edited by
ericreynolds . If anyone still needs to read the story, e-mail me at alyciaccooke@gmail.com and I'll send you a pdf copy.

Thanks so much,
Alycia

For my wonderful readers' pleasure, I have included the beginning of "Sumari's Solitude" which I read at the Hadley Rille Books panel at WorldCon. I hope you enjoy it. Don't forget that the Ruins Metropolis anthology is available through amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, fishpond.com.au, powells.com, and BookPeople in Austin. Visit hadleyrillebooks. ( Read more... )

 
I’m going to WorldCon! I will be one of the authors reading at the Thursday 10AM Hadley Rille Books Panel. I will also be floating around the convention from August 7-9. Come find me and say hello!

My other wonderful news:

-The wedding is this week and I’m leaving for wedding festivities on Thursday!

-I’m making very good progress on my apartment ( Read more... )

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A friend of mine was asking me how I go about getting my fiction published. Below is my long-winded answer to her:

So far publishing just the one fiction short story has been hard work. I'll give you the steps I went through for it and for the other pieces currently in the pipeline from start to finish. Fair warning the list is long, but it gives a ( Read more... )

Three wonderful pieces of news to announce today…

One is that I finished Trouble in High Heels yesterday night. I loved the ending and enjoyed the overall book. I was also pleasantly surprised to discover that there actually was a little bit of fantasy tucked into the plot…well, there was the appearance of a cute, cuddly dragon anyway.

The second ( Read more... )