Journal
& Updates

Notes from the desk—updates, reflections, and insights into the creative process.

This is where ideas take shape before they become stories.

Book cover for Spirit Guide Basics by Alicia Anspaugh, showing a lone figure reaching toward luminous spirit guides beneath a star-filled sky, representing hope, learning, and spiritual growth.

Spirit Guide Basics by Alicia Anspaugh | Living Book for Beginners

Join Alicia Anspaugh as she shares years of teaching and real-world experience in Spirit Guide Basics, a Living Book offering practical guidance for beginners.

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Aug 71 min read

Timothy and Jenna standing together beneath a glowing green time rift as they begin their journey through time in A Pocketful of Hopes by Alicia Anspaugh.

A Story That Refused to Stay Small: Entering A Pocketful of Hopes into the Hero Chronicles Contest

Author Alicia Anspaugh shares the journey behind entering A Pocketful of Hopes into the Hero Chronicles writing contest and how two unexpected young heroes grew into something much larger than planned.

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Jul 62 min read

Promotional graphic announcing Outpost 37 by Alicia Anspaugh entering the Inkitt Hero Chronicles Contest, featuring a young Latina woman with a black dragon companion overlooking an alien frontier landscape.

Outpost 37 Enters the Inkitt Hero Chronicles Contest | Alicia Anspaugh

Science-fantasy adventure Outpost 37 by Alicia Anspaugh has officially entered the Inkitt Hero Chronicles Contest. Follow Win, Vox, and Weatherby as they uncover the mysteries hidden beneath a peaceful frontier colony.

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Jul 62 min read