by Alison | Dec 22, 2022 | Interviews
I am not Chinese. I am an American who has been living in China for the past 9 and a half years now. So what qualifies me to write a book about China and Chinese people? When I see someone who is outside a culture or people group trying to write about that culture or...
by Alison | Dec 20, 2022 | About the Writing 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 | Dec 8, 2022 | Interviews
My friend and illustrator Kendra Ness has a blog, and she invited me to join her on the blog. In this discussion, we talk about my book and where some of my inspiration for writing came from. I also share a little about what I hope my readers will learn about China...
by Alison | Oct 2, 2022 | About the Writing 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 Writing 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...
