I received a free copy of this book from Booksirens.com. The annals of history are deep and convoluted and I think that’s what I love most about them. Too often though, history is written by the well-intentioned scribe who fail to see the biases that their own experiences or view of the world infiltrate theirContinue reading “Book Review: Irish History and Mythology by History Brought Alive”
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A Little Bit of Excitement…
Some of you who’ve been with me for a while might remember how I entered the first 10 pages of my unpublished novel, Magic in Her Blood, last year into the Page Turner Awards Competition for their Writing Mentorship Award. I had the pleasure of having those 10 pages Longlisted and even though I didn’tContinue reading “A Little Bit of Excitement…”
Mid-Summer Update & Short Story
I can’t believe Summer 2023 is half over! To say this last month has been crazy is the understatement of the year for me. Here’s what I’ve been up to: I had the opportunity to snag a short contract working to support a youth summer camp, which has interrupted my writing life quite a bit.Continue reading “Mid-Summer Update & Short Story”
Advanced Reader Opportunity for Magic in Her Blood
For nearly four centuries, immortal Freydis has lived several lifetimes in the human realm where she desperately wants to belong. When her human companion dies, she is forced to continue her journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance. With help from her oldest friend, and the only other immortal she knows, Freydis must learn the truth aboutContinue reading “Advanced Reader Opportunity for Magic in Her Blood”
✨March 2023 Writing Update✨
Before Christmas of 2022, I finished writing my first novel. I had self-edited it to the point that I felt comfortable distributing some advanced reader copies to get some feedback. That way, I could do one more round of self-edits from the feedback before I sent it to my professional editor. Somewhere around two dozenContinue reading “✨March 2023 Writing Update✨”
My One-Year Author-versary!
Today is my one-year anniversary of being an officially published author. It may have only been a small book of poetry but it was the first step on my author journey and I haven’t looked back. As you know if you’ve been following along, you know I have spent the past year entering lots ofContinue reading “My One-Year Author-versary!”
Night Raid by ATL Doyle
Here is my most recent flash fiction short story. Hope you enjoy!
Final Reading Count for 2022!
Every year I set a goal on January 1st to read whatever number of books I can reasonably foresee being able to read given all the many hats I wear and the responsibilities I bear. I am excited to say I exceeded my goal of 30 books for 2022. I read a total of 43Continue reading “Final Reading Count for 2022!”
A Dream of Distant Shores by Alicia Doyle
In October I participated in another of NYC Midnight’s writing competitions. The challenge was to write a rhyming short story, of no longer than 650 words. My genre was historical fiction. I had to include the feeling “inspired” and the word “trust”. I am excited to share my rhyming short story, “A Dream of DistantContinue reading “A Dream of Distant Shores by Alicia Doyle”
Autumn Update
It has been a minute since I posted anything, but I haven’t been idle. I am slowly wading through the first draft of my novel, trying to edit it into a worthy second draft. When I am not editing, I have been working on the first of two prequel stories that will either be twoContinue reading “Autumn Update”
Alicia's Word Haven 