- Can you, for those who don't know you already, tell something about yourself and how you became an author?
Writing hasn’t always been
something I enjoyed. In school, I hated writing. It wasn’t until I was older,
in my twenties, that I really found my love of writing. That’s when I
discovered I love to write, I just hate being told what to write.
I started blogging about the
things I’ve experienced in my life in my early twenties, and while that blog
has since been taken down, it instilled a love of writing I couldn’t deny
anymore. The things I wrote about there made my friends and family start
encouraging me to write a book about my life and while I do plan on one day
achieving that, for now I stick with fiction.
- What is something unique/quirky about you?
I was on international news shows as a child. I’ve met a past
president.
- What are some of your pet peeves?
Interrupting me when I’m writing is a big one.
- Where were you born/grew up at?
I was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. When I was 21, I moved
to Texas and since then I’ve lived in Missouri and Tennessee.
- If you knew you'd die tomorrow, how would you spend your last day?
Writing, being with my partner and my cats, talking to my
closest friends.
- What are you passionate about these days?
Advocacy for the disabled has always been and will always be
my biggest passion. I was born disabled, in the south, where a lot of people’s
attitudes were always to act as if I didn’t exist when I’d speak or to give me
things out of pity and I hated it.
I’ve worked my ass off with this book, choosing to do it
indie because I want to be in control of how I am promoted. I do not want to be
known as the disabled author. I am an author and I don’t need the bar lowered
for me just because I write sitting down. Every bit of this book and every one
after it is being done solely by me, from writing to editing and promotion,
except for my covers who are designed by one of my artist friends. It’s all me.
Don’t get me wrong, I am definitely not ashamed of my
disabilities and I do not hide them, but I want people to read my books because
they like my writing and stories, not because they feel bad for me because I’m
different.
- What do you do to unwind and relax?
Write, listen to music or watch cooking or real life crime
shows I can just zone out with.
- Describe yourself in 5 words or less!
strong, determined, worthy, empathetic, loving
- When did you first consider yourself a writer?
Several years ago when I started blogging and people enjoyed
it.
- Do you have a favorite movie?
A Walk to Remember, Easy A
- As a writer, what would you choose as your mascot/avatar/spirit animal?
Tigers have always had a special place in my heart.
Fresh out of an abusive relationship, Aria moves in with her twin brother, Alex, ready for a new start. He offers her a job working with him as a paranormal investigator, which she reluctantly agrees to. Aria is a skeptic of anything she cannot see with her eyes. Alex, on the other hand, has always been a believer in anything and everything paranormal. When Aria and Alex go to California to help investigate a large building where strange things are happening, she has no idea how her world is going to be turned upside down. When they arrive, she meets Tyler, one of the biggest mysteries she never saw coming. He’s a tall and sexy man, but her attraction to him is more than that. She can’t explain why she can feel the energy pulsing from him. During the investigation, things start to unfold and very quickly, Aria comes to realize she isn’t who she thought she was. She may not even be human. Together with Tyler and Alex, she goes on a pursuit to find out the truth. Traveling through planets and dimensions, meeting creatures she only thought existed in fantasy stories, she will have to question everything she ever believed. When she finds out the truth what will that mean for her and Alex? And what about Tyler? How does he fit in with all of this? The Mythical Universe: The Beginning is an action-packed story full of time traveling, hybrids, aliens, vampires, fairies and so much more.
18+ for mild sexual situations and language.
Ends in a major cliffhanger leading into book 2.
The Showdown
The Mythical Universe Book 2
Aria knows everything she never believed in is real and she’s a part of that world now. Without Alex or Eugenia to help her, she must face down Ekon and get a grasp on her own abilities, her need for vengeance and her crown before they destroy her.
Alicen was born in the deep south. Growing up as a disabled, opinionated, female in that environment was difficult for her. She developed C-PTSD before she was a year old, but she wouldn’t be diagnosed until she was in her thirties.
Her love of writing didn’t develop until she was in her twenties, but once it did it took off at full speed. Since then she’s run several blogs, done book reviews for indie authors and started working on both her autobiography and her first New Adult fantasy book collection, The Mythical Universe.
She’s choosing to self publish her novels and her autobiography because she wants to keep control over her work and her image. Alicen wants her stories told in her voice. So much of her life was chosen for her by others, she won’t let it happen again.
When she’s not writing, Alicen enjoys advocating for the LGBT+ community and the disabled, hanging out with her friends and partner and spending time with her two cats, Dittle and Odie.
Her story may be one of triumph, but she refuses to become just another disabled person labeled as inspirational for pursuing her dreams. Staying true to herself is what’s most important to her throughout this process. While self publishing may be more difficult, Alicen has never done things the easy way.
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