Alma Alexander
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Scientist by education, duchess by historical accident, and a writer/blogger sharing tips, and glimpses of both the mundane and magic of a fantasy author's life
Alma Alexander
1d ago
I cut my teeth on poetry when I was little, I used to know a lot of it off by heart (there’s just snippets of a lot of that left,…Continue readingSo I used to write a LOT of poetry ..read more
Alma Alexander
3w ago
Because of Circumstances Beyond My Control I could not make Norwescon this weekend and am stuck at home. I was scheduled for a reading slot, and I figured the least…Continue readingMountain to Mahomet time, as it were ..read more
Alma Alexander
1M ago
read the first part of this blog, intro to the Dune world and its franchise, here Okay. Just home from seeing Dune Part Two. I’d got my ticket for…Continue readingInto the sands, part 2: Villeneuve’s Dune, Part the Second ..read more
Alma Alexander
1M ago
So. I had a hot ticket in hand for Dune #2 this afternoon at 2 pm but by barely past noon the weather was DOING THINGS. Doing things I did…Continue readingInto the sands, part 1: Dune, redux ..read more
Alma Alexander
2M ago
So, I just joined a very exclusive club – one which I never thought anything I wrote would get anywhere near. People, a county in Florida banned more than a…Continue readingAn exclusive club ..read more
Alma Alexander
2M ago
So you think you’ve read a lot of my stuff? do you know the answers to all the questions above? Have fun playing Alma Alexander Bingo! (I’m SO sorry…Continue readingBingo ..read more
Alma Alexander
2M ago
originally published back in 2020 – re-posted for your reading pleasure with updates… A year of reading an author named Alma [A few days ago, I posted a monthly reading…Continue readingAn updated re-post: A year of reading an author named Alma ..read more
Alma Alexander
3M ago
So here’s a thing that is relevant to what I am about to tell you. My mom was always *tiny*. She never weighed more than some 110 pounds soaking wet,…Continue readingMy mother’s “glad rags ..read more
Alma Alexander
3M ago
So another year has rolled by. If you haven’t strolled past here before there’s a tiny bit of backstory to get through. Mysteries are so not my jam, but they…Continue readingThe January Read 2024 ..read more
Alma Alexander
3M ago
The other day I woke up with a question in my still sleep-blurred mind: “who is Quizmo Cartada?” I had no idea. I actually googled the name, later, but it…Continue readingDreaming stories ..read more