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Gunn's Class and Writing in General...
I am proud to say that I have finally finished Professor Gunn’s class. Weirdly enough, I have even more edits to do on “Space Junkers” now that my classmates gave it final critiques. I’ll finish those edits hopefully by the end of the month. In other writing news, I started a new fantasy story about the relationship between a lamia and a swanmay. ( Read more... ) -
Updates: AggieCon 40, Muster, Easter, Marriage, Writing, Pets, Fashion...
Several things have happened in the last two months. Here are my thoughts in each major event.
:-) Alycia
AggieCon 40:
One of the biggest events was AggieCon 40, which I attended on the last weekend of March. I met some wonderful authors there including: Teresa Patterson, Robert Stikmanz, and, of course, the ever humorous and gracious Todd McCaffrey. ( Read more... ) -
Creative Writing and James Gunn
As some of you know, I'm taking an eight-week online creative writing course with SciFi author James Gunn. So far the class has been really, really hard because the first four weeks were spent writing one scene a week and then having it critiqued by everyone in the class at the end of the same week. I don't take huge amounts of criticism from ( Read more... ) -
A Beauty Guide for Nerds
The Beauty of Your Hair, Part 3:
I have been dubbed a nerd with a fashion sense. I believe that taking pride in how I dress allows others to see the beauty and confidence in me! I am offering this series of fashion articles for those who want to improve their look and self-esteem. Please join me…
We talked about learning to how to frame your face ( Read more... ) -
Updates: New Job
Howdy to all!
I hope everyone is doing well! I have some happy news for all of you. After five months of searching I found a new job! I started work as a Pet Care Specialist with PetSmart yesterday! The pay is not great, but the company offers unbelievable employee benefits as well as room for promotion. Since I love animals and have worked with ( Read more... ) -
A Beauty Guide for Nerds
The Beauty of Your Hair, Part 2:
I have been dubbed a nerd with a fashion sense. I believe that taking pride in how I dress allows others to see the beauty and confidence in me! I am offering this series of fashion articles for those who want to improve their look and self-esteem. Please join me…
Looking Healthy: Hair Care…
Like all other parts of ( Read more... ) -
Encouragement!
Thank you to all who have wished me luck and congrats on having my novel rough draft finished! will_couvillier, ( Read more... ) -
Skinshifter Rough Draft Finished!
I am proud to announce that I finished writing the rough draft of Skinshifter at 11:32PM last on February 16, 2009! I now have copious edits to do before I send the book off to potential publishers. My goal is to have three fourths or more of the book edited by the end of June. Wish me luck!
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A Beauty Guide for Nerds
The Beauty of Your Hair, Part 1:
I have been dubbed a nerd with a fashion sense. I believe that taking pride in how I dress allows others to see the beauty and confidence in me! I am offering this series of fashion articles for those who want to improve their look and self-esteem. Please join me…
We talked about learning to love your body in the ( Read more... ) -
Hugo Nominations
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