Alexie Linn, the Author, and Homespun Rebel

Posted on October 14, 2023October 15, 2023 by Alexie Linn

Your Opinion is Important! #8

This is the story that you, the readers built. Here’s the description and the 8th question to cast your vote on:

Description:

In “Sally’s Horse and Donkey Show”, imagine coming home to find a horse and donkey in your backyard, both desperately thirsty. Would you give them a drink? And then what?

Sally, an energetic 87-year-old woman, faces this exact dilemma. Intrigued by the animals, she decides to investigate why they keep returning to her property. What she discovers shocks her to the core – their water trough is contaminated with a body. But whose body is it? And how did it end up in the water trough?

With no one else around, Sally wonders if the body could be their missing caregiver. As the mystery deepens, she must grapple with the fate of both the animals and the unknown person in the trough.

Join Sally on her thrilling and perplexing journey as she unravels the truth behind this mysterious misadventure. Prepare to be captivated by the twists and turns in “Sally’s Horse and Donkey Show”, a tale filled with suspense, intrigue, and unexpected revelations.

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Posted on October 14, 2023October 15, 2023 by Alexie Linn

Your Opinion is Important! #7

This is the story that you, the readers built. Here’s the description and the 7th question to cast your vote on:

Description:

In “Sally’s Horse and Donkey Show”, imagine coming home to find a horse and donkey in your backyard, both desperately thirsty. Would you give them a drink? And then what?

With no one else around, Sally wonders if the body could be their missing caregiver. As the mystery deepens, she must grapple with the fate of both the animals and the unknown person in the trough.

Email me here with your Other rescue suggestion.

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Posted on October 14, 2023October 15, 2023 by Alexie Linn

Your Opinion is Important! #6

This is the story that you, the readers built. Here’s the description and the 6th question to cast your vote on:

Description:

In “Sally’s Horse and Donkey Show”, imagine coming home to find a horse and donkey in your backyard, both desperately thirsty. Would you give them a drink? And then what?

With no one else around, Sally wonders if the body could be their missing caregiver. As the mystery deepens, she must grapple with the fate of both the animals and the unknown person in the trough.

Email me here with your Other ‘into the trough’ suggestion.

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Or move on to Opinion #7

Posted on October 14, 2023October 15, 2023 by Alexie Linn

Your Opinion is Important! #4

This is the story that you, the readers built. Here’s the description and the 4th question to cast your vote on:

Description:

In “Sally’s Horse and Donkey Show”, imagine coming home to find a horse and donkey in your backyard, both desperately thirsty. Would you give them a drink? And then what?

With no one else around, Sally wonders if the body could be their missing caregiver. As the mystery deepens, she must grapple with the fate of both the animals and the unknown person in the trough.

Email me here with your Other name discovery suggestion.

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Posted on October 14, 2023October 15, 2023 by Alexie Linn

Your Opinion is Important! #5

This is the story that you, the readers built. Here’s the description and question #5 to cast your vote on:

Description:

In “Sally’s Horse and Donkey Show”, imagine coming home to find a horse and donkey in your backyard, both desperately thirsty. Would you give them a drink? And then what?

With no one else around, Sally wonders if the body could be their missing caregiver. As the mystery deepens, she must grapple with the fate of both the animals and the unknown person in the trough.

Email me here with your Other name suggestion.

Be sure to sign-up to not miss a question. But if you missed the memo on this lark we’re enjoying, you can still cast your vote through the links below. 🙂

Posted on October 14, 2023October 15, 2023 by Alexie Linn

Your Opinion is Important! #3

This is the story that you, the readers built. Here’s the description and the third question to cast your vote on:

Description:

In “Sally’s Horse and Donkey Show”, imagine coming home to find a horse and donkey in your backyard, both desperately thirsty. Would you give them a drink? And then what?

With no one else around, Sally wonders if the body could be their missing caregiver. As the mystery deepens, she must grapple with the fate of both the animals and the unknown person in the trough.

Email me here with your Other horse’s name suggestion.

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Opinion #1

Opinion #2

or move on to Opinion #4

Posted on October 14, 2023October 15, 2023 by Alexie Linn

Your Opinion is Important! #2

This is the story that you, the readers built. Here’s the description and the second question to cast your vote on:

In “Sally’s Horse and Donkey Show”, imagine coming home to find a horse and donkey in your backyard, both desperately thirsty. Would you give them a drink? And then what?

With no one else around, Sally wonders if the body could be their missing caregiver. As the mystery deepens, she must grapple with the fate of both the animals and the unknown person in the trough.

Email me here with your Other opening sentence suggestion.

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Opinion #1

or onward to Opinion #3

Posted on October 13, 2023October 17, 2023 by Alexie Linn

Your Opinion is Important! #1

Here’s the book description that you’re plotting for:

In “Sally’s Horse and Donkey Show”, imagine coming home to find a horse and donkey in your backyard, both desperately thirsty. Would you give them a drink? And then what?

With no one else around, Sally wonders if the body could be their missing caregiver. As the mystery deepens, she must grapple with the fate of both the animals and the unknown person in the trough.

And here’s the first question that needs your opinion:

Email me with your Other title choice

Thank you for your input to make this the best book ever. Kudos!

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Posted on October 13, 2023October 11, 2023 by Alexie Linn

It’s 99¢ Story Day!

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The Personal Transformation of Queenie

A memorable life-changing cozy mystery and adventure…

Two women lay sprawled in front of my truck. They are very dead. Queenie sits like a statue on the passenger side of my vintage Chevy pick-up looking like the circus fat lady that she thinks she is – but she’s not laughing. I am on sabbatical in the Kaibab National Forest, feeding my own free spirit with life changing time by myself, much needed and anticipated after my last exhausting coaching case.

I know none of these women, but the two dead ones seem to have known me because they have magically materialized near each of my camps for a couple of seasons now. I met Queenie last evening and was simply lending a hand – or, in this case my truck and nutritional expertise – to a woman in temporary need. Our less than 24-hour kinship was an uncomplicated ‘women helping women’ moment – I thought.

While this could be a wearisome story of murder and mayhem, it isn’t. It’s the story of how one woman’s life changing personal transformation had a ripple effect in solving a cold case and enriching personal growth.

Who am I, you ask? I am Joan Freed, the rebel life coach and nutritional therapist. You’ve never heard of me? That’s okay. I keep a low profile intentionally.

My office is wherever my 19′ Wilderness RV is parked – which is never in an RV park if I can help it.

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9 out of 10 Aspiring American Authors Don’t Publish. Are You One of Them?

If you are…

Here are 8 tips from one who has published. About 40 times over if you’re counting. Her pseudonym is Alexie Linn. A Bing search will pop-up with 807,000 results of where to find Alexie Linn books. It all began with the first one. Then the next. And the next. And so on, and so on, and so on.

But first these 8 arguments had to be quashed. They could have been recorded from her own self-talk sessions that kept her down. Try them out on yourself. Winning them will get you over the hump and into the world of published authors.

Here are the biggest arguments why authors don’t publish with some doable answers:

I don’t have time!
- Block out the time. Stand your ground with yourself and others. Gift yourself during the time of the day when you do your best brainwork.
It’s all been done!
- So what? Times change. Attitudes change. There’s always room for another perspective… yours. What you have to say and how you say it could be just what that reader needs to move forward in their own endeavors.
What if I can’t do it? Who am I to stick my nose into other people’s business?
- You can do it. Find your mindset that tells you your knowledge and experiences are valuable. You are not sticking your nose into other people’s business. You are sharing another way to conquer the problem.
I can’t commit. It makes me feel imprisoned.
- So… answer this question. Do you really want to be a published author? Or is it like diving to the Titanic? It’s fun to think about. Not to actually do.
There’s too much drama in my life.
- Block the drama during the time you’ve blocked for writing. It will do the drama good to step aside for a while. Unless, of course, the drama in your life is your source for your prose. Then use it! Give it to a character to work through. That’s what this writer does. Just look at all the drama Sally the Loner has worked out…
I don’t have anybody to give me feedback. Is my story any good?
- Find somebody to mentor with! But until you do, use Hemingway or another AI editing program to dissect your work. Then let it cool so you can read it with fresh eyes. It’s amazing what you will see… sometimes gibberish. But not always. If it pulls you through, you’ve got it. If you stumble… so will your reader. Fix it. And test again.
What if my writing is rejected?
- Know that rejections are part of life. It will happen. Is the rejection valid? Is it an editing issue? Or just not their cup of tea? If it’s an editing issue, fix it. Work it through to a cohesive flow. If it’s the wrong brand of tea, serve it to a different customer. But don’t give up. Figure it out. You can do it.
My writing is dull and boring.
- Fix it! Get out your Thesaurus and show the story with action verbs. Do your characters have personality and quirks? Throw a wrench into the picture that’s not expected. It’s your story. Make it jitterbug, not lollygag on the sidelines.

And there ya are. 8 arguments that have you handcuffed and lollygagging on the sidelines. Along with 8 doable fixes to get you and your book into the mix that we call published books. Come on in. The water’s deep and muddy, but fun.

And just one more thing…

Don’t do it for the money unless you’re already a noted celebrity. Do it for the love of writing and sharing. Do it to fulfill an honorable purpose in life. It all starts with one.

Oh! And most of all… Have Fun!

Now make it so… Change your tune. From authors don’t publish to the one out of 10 published author. You can do it. How can I help? Email me here.

In the meantime, have you read Sally the Loner Meets the Sourdough Kid? I need your feedback on it…

Got more arguments you need abolished? Email me here. I’ll take ‘em on with the best answer I can conjure up. And a free E book link is possible if you ask for it.

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