by Alica McKenna Johnson | Oct 19, 2011 | Parenting
My son is seventeen today. Who let that happen? I want to write something poignant and funny, but it just isn’t flowing like that this morning. Some days I’m shocked when this young man walks into the room towering over me and saying, Hey mom what’s there to eat?” I...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Oct 17, 2011 | Music and Musings Monday
Create Diversity Tip four: Take classes! I’ve found several classes offered through writers groups on how to write realistic characters. They have offered, gay, Native American, victims, Latina, psychopaths, police officers, and others. I hope we will be seeing more...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Oct 14, 2011 | Foreign Film Friday
I have three very different horror movies for you to pick from today. I hope you find one you like, and make sure to tell me if you ever watch any of the movies I post here. I’d love to know if you enjoyed it. Kibakichi is a Japanese movie about demons and a...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Oct 12, 2011 | Wise Witty and Wacky Wednesday
“There is nothing new under the sun.” We all know this is true. Oh, sure, they make things shinier and put more stuff together. Have you seen the new Kindle Fire- I’m super excited! However, the point is that things are put together in new ways but we repeat the same...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Oct 10, 2011 | Music and Musings Monday
Create Diversity Tip Three: basic research I fear today’s tip isn’t very exciting, but basic research isn’t always very exciting. If you want to write about a place or people you don’t know, get yourself to the library and start researching. Now I will share a...
