Writing Tip: What Makes a Scary Story Scary?
The Scariest Time of Year For Writers (Other Than Tax Season) Halloween is a fun time of year in books, films and TV, as the creepiest...
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Alisa Valdes
- Oct 25
- 4 min
My Top 5 Most Embarrassing Moments As a Writer
Being a writer is great. I wouldn't want to do anything else, other than maybe be a game warden if I were younger and could start all...
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Alisa Valdes
- Oct 22
- 7 min
Should I Need an MFA to Teach Creative Writing?
Are All Degrees Created Equal? For the most part, I try to keep it positive on this blog. But today I'm going to vent a little about...
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Alisa Valdes
- Oct 20
- 2 min
Things I've Learned About Writing From Stephen King's new novel, FAIRY TALE
It's not hard to find book reviews, and I promise it's easy to find people who will be better at reviewing books than I am. What I can...
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Alisa Valdes
- Oct 17
- 7 min
Mentor Monday: The Unusual Editor Who Opened the Publishing Door to Me
It wasn't much of a room. Just a mattress on the floor, a desk made out of a discarded door and milk crates. The closet was stuffed with...
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Alisa Valdes
- Oct 16
- 3 min
Novel Talk: Great Opening Lines
The second-most important sentence in a novel is its last. The most important is its first. A weak first sentence in a novel is like a...
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Alisa Valdes
- Oct 15
- 5 min
The True Villain Behind Great British Baking Show's Appalling "Mexican Week" is the United States
Season 13 of The Great British Baking Show was off to a good start. As a semi-professional baker (I once owned my own boutique scone...
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Alisa Valdes
- Oct 15
- 4 min
A Goddess By Any Other Name: Pueblo Feast Days
On Monday, the Kawaik people of New Mexico will host a public feast day in honor of Saint Mary Margaret. But in a triumph of the...
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Alisa Valdes
- Oct 14
- 3 min
I'm a Bestselling Author. Here's My Daily Routine.
Well, hello there, beautiful! If you're new here, allow me to introduce myself. I'm Alisa, and I'm a writer. I've been at this a while,...
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Alisa Valdes
- Oct 13
- 2 min
The Biggest Mistake Writers Make When Crafting Villains
I love villains. Well, no. I don't. I don't love villains. Not in real life, anyway. I've known a few. Interviewed my share, back when I...
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Alisa Valdes
- Oct 13
- 3 min
The 3 Best and Worst Part of Being a Bestselling Author
When I was a freshman in high school, I wrote the following words in my diary: Someday I, too, am going to write the great American...
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Alisa Valdes
- Sep 12
- 2 min
I Have a New Literary Agent - Here's Why
I'm thrilled to announce that I've signed on with a new literary agent, as of today. Mark Gottlieb, of Trident Media Group, is one of the...
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Alisa Valdes
- Jan 5
- 3 min
Bestselling New Mexico Author Signs a Deal for Suspense Book Series Set in Home State
ALBUQUERQUE, NM - New Mexico author Alisa Lynn Valdes, whose NY Times and USA Today bestselling "chica lit" novels are published under...
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