by Alica McKenna Johnson | Jan 9, 2012 | Music and Musings Monday
Last night my son and I were snacking on Flaming Hot Cheetos with Lime. I didn’t have any cream cheese to dip them in, so while they were good, it wasn’t the perfect snack. Recently my son switched from a self-paced, half-day charter school full of kids who couldn’t...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Nov 21, 2011 | Music and Musings Monday, Uncategorized
Create Diversity Tip Eight: It’s okay to give your characters flaws Sometimes to prove that we aren’t prejudices we will make perfect minority characters. Perfect characters are boring! It is our job as writers to torment our characters. I do not mean having your...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Nov 14, 2011 | Music and Musings Monday
Create Diversity Tip Seven: We are all people. As you read books, watch movies, and research, you will realize we are all people. We want to be happy and safe. What creates happiness and safety is different for everyone. Some people want to travel, a family, riches,...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Nov 7, 2011 | Music and Musings Monday
Create Diversity Tip Six: Not everyone has family history hanging on the wall. I am German. It’s my German ancestry that gives me my red hair. I get it from thin Northern Germans and Vikings. Other than my hair color, which most people think is Irish, there is nothing...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Oct 24, 2011 | Music and Musings Monday
Creating Diversity Tip Five: Don’t be afraid to offend people. Redheads are often portrayed as sultry nymphomaniacs. No one minds writing us this way. Those of you who know me can just be quiet! No one worries about offending redheads, and yet we bite our finger nails...
