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...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Oct 21, 2011 | Foreign Film Friday
I watched three movies this week to share with all of you. The first, Grimm, is a Dutch film the back cover led me to believe that it was a story about two adults trying to survive when they land in a fairy tale world- kind of an adult Hansel and Gretel. I have no...
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...
