In today’s episode, we bring back one of our very first guests, Alicia de los Reyes! Alicia is a writer based in Maine, where she lives with her family and cat. She has her MFA from University of New Hampshire. Her nonfiction has appeared in The Archipelago, The Billfold, and others, and her fiction has been published in Best New Writing 2015.
She’s also the author of the writing guides DIY Writing Retreat and DIY Chick Lit, and the creator of the Writer’s Process Planner, and we have her on today to talk about goal setting and planning — take it from me, even if you’re allergic to Virgo season and planning and goals, you’ll want to listen to this one.
You can find out more about Alicia at aliciadelosreyes.com, and as @likesoatmeal on Instagram and Twitter. Listen to her podcast Scratch Paper on iTunes or on Stitcher, or at her website.
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In this episode:
- Episode 68 with Mary Laura Philpott
- Bullet journals
- DIY Chick Lit by Alicia de los Reyes
- Kurt Vonnegut’s shape of stories lecture
- Alicia’s Write Life pitch tracker
- The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin
- Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein
- Self-publishing on Lulu.com
- Trello
- Scratch Paper episode 26 about journaling
Alicia’s questions she asks when she has free time:
1. Do I need sleep?
2. Do I need to do something that’s for me, like do I need to go to the doctor? Get a haircut?
If the answer is “yes,” then take care of yourself. If it’s “no,” then it’s time to write!