by Alison | Apr 24, 2024 | About the process, Blog
Sometimes when I’m talking with my friends, colleagues, or students, the subject of my book comes up. A few of these people don’t speak much English, and they say that they would like to read the book when it gets translated to Chinese. I figured if that was going to...
by Alison | Dec 20, 2022 | About the process
Self-Publishing: The ProcessEditingI have never been very good at editing my own writing. I have the unfortunate problem of thinking that things I write are already pretty good. A good editor helps to clear away the misconceptions I have about my writing as they...
by Alison | Oct 2, 2022 | About the process, Word Doodle Words
I parked my electric bike inside an enclosed gate in the middle of town and headed into Miranda’s apartment. Once inside, I dropped my overnight backpack on the floor and collapsed into my chair. Megan followed suit on her chaise lounge that doubled as her bed for the...
by Alison | Aug 1, 2022 | About the process
I’m so thankful that a friend of mine, Kendra, is doing the illustrations for my upcoming book, Snapshots of China! To help her with that process, we usually have a video call to throw around potential ideas for the artwork for the different stories. After we...
