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ABOUT ME
Hello, wonderful readers! My name is Alyssa. welcome to my site!
A little bit about me:
For as long as I can remember, I've been interested in reading and writing. I was never without a book growing up, and my love of reading inspired me to start writing my own stories. It's always been a passion and a hobby, and I'm so lucky that I could finally see it through and self-publish my book, Crash Course. I'm even more fortunate that it had such a great reception for a debut book from an unknown indie author, leading me to publish my next book, The Highlight! So, thank you thank you thank you to anyone who navigated here because they read and loved one or both of my books! You don't know how much I appreciate you. Also, please please please review them if you haven't already. Every single review counts for a self-published author :)
Below are answers to some frequently asked questions!
What are your favorite and least favorite parts of writing a book?
My favorite part is the beginning of the process - maybe the first 20k words or so. The ideas are flowing, the inspiration is vivid and bright, and I'm having fun discovering the characters. Words usually come easily at this point...until I hit the 30k mark. This is when I start to stall out and realize that just because I have a great beginning and intriguing characters doesn't mean I have a whole book. It has to go somewhere, doesn't it? Cue frustration and intense internal debate over whether or not I should just give up writing altogether! Luckily, I've figured out ways to cope with this hard part, and the books I have successfully published are the ones where I was able to push through. In the case of The Highlight, I actually did step away from the book for over a year. Eventually, I came back to it with fresh eyes and renewed interest.
My other favorite part about writing a book is what I call the "polishing" phase. At this point, the words are written (and they're not half bad), but they definitely need some finessing. It's a lot easier to finesse a full page than a blank one, which is why a lot writers' advice is to just get the words on the page and worry about perfection later. I totally agree. You can't edit something that doesn't exist, and my writing requires a ton of molding until I'm able to get it in a place I feel happy with.
What's a typical writing day?
As writing books is not my full-time job (maybe one day!), I usually wake up around 7 and get a couple of hours of writing done before work. Luckily, I've transitioned to working remotely, so there's no nasty commute eating into my writing time. After work, I try to get another couple of hours of writing in. Sometimes it comes easily. Sometimes it's like pulling teeth. A good writing day is 1k words. An outstanding one is 2k+. And then, of course, there are always the bad days, where I'm lucky to knock out 200 words. Still, some is better than none!
What do you do for fun when you're not writing?
I play so much Sims 4. Too much Sims 4, if I'm being honest.
Do you have any plans to write spin-off books for Devin, Collins, or Tara?
There are currently no plans or books in the works, but I'm open to the idea in the future!
Are you working on anything new?
Yes! I am finishing up the first draft of my third book. I'm so excited about it and can't wait to share more information. Follow me on Instagram or subscribe to my mailing list for updates!
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