» by Alessia Brio December 22nd, 2008 at 10:48 am » Comments (1)

I spent the last Saturday afternoon before Christmas in a big Barnes & Noble in a bustling mall, schmoozing and signing my books with five other authors. The store had ...more »

» by Alessia Brio October 27th, 2008 at 9:27 am » Comments (0)

I've always loved Halloween because I've always loved costuming. Sure, the kids' stuff is fun, but the grown-up costumes are way funner. I had a boyfriend in college who loved ...more »

» by Alessia Brio September 29th, 2008 at 6:00 am » Comments (0)

Writers just write, right? Wrong. Once a writer is published, there is a huge beast called PROMOTION. It eats time and money with a voracious appetite. No matter how much ...more »

» by Alessia Brio August 18th, 2008 at 10:00 am » Comments (0)

No, not the holiday season, although that's approaching faster than I'd like. I'm talking about the ebook awards season. Last weekend, the Dream Realm Awards were announced in Texas. They recognize ...more »

» by Alessia Brio June 23rd, 2008 at 7:56 am » Comments (1)

Regardless of the reason we begin to put words to "paper" -- whether it's to quiet the voices in our heads or to take the edge off pain -- the ...more »

» by Alessia Brio May 25th, 2008 at 1:00 am » Comments (0)

In 1995, Good Vibrations decreed May as National Masturbation Month in protest of the firing of Clinton-appointed U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders, who spoke positively of masturbation. The capstone ...more »

» by Alessia Brio April 28th, 2008 at 5:40 am » Comments (10)

My first eXcessica blog post. Oh, the pressure! *wipes brow* There've been a lot of great posts already. While I won't have an eXcessica title available for a few months, ...more »