Alice Blog

Do I Give Him a Little More Time?

Question:

hi, i was on your site and noticed how many other girls are asking you for your help, well i kinda need some ones opinion on my issue, i have asked all my friends but they all seem to change their minds on me.

i have known this guy for three years but hes like a year or more younger than i, the first time i met him i knew that i was gonna like him even more, we dated that year and it was amazing, hes a great guy, shortly after we broke up, (because of distance problems) he had sex with some girl, now three years later(weve been in contact and talking about getting back together over the past three years, and i have seen him alot) we want to get back together, and i care VERY deeply about him, now yeah im only 15, but its been three years and i still feel the same about him if not more, when i found out about him and this girl i broke, i asked him so many questions and he lost my trust(bc he still loved/liked me but i think he didnt care enough bc he did that), for now, some of my friends say give him another chance and some say hes not worth my time, i was wanting to know someone elses opinon on what i should do. do i get over him? or do i just give him a little more time/chance? now we talk every day and we still see each other and he says he really cares for me so much. i would really appreciate your help and honestly, thanks.

Phyllis replied:

Give him a little more time for….? You say you lost his trust because you asked too many questions? Hmmmm. You say there are distance problems. And because he’s sexually active, my guess is that sex may be a big part of his life right now. Are you ready for this? Especially with a guy who doesn’t like to be asked too many questions? There’s nothing to say you two can’t be friends, but what is there about him that makes you trust him? A lot of ifs here…..

Posted on: June 21, 2009

Do You Have Trouble with Time?

Question:

Im a huge fan of the alice books! i re-read up to seven books a week during the summer. she seems like my best friend! do you have trouble with time while writing your books? because in 1985 she is 12 and in 2001 she is like 15. is the books now based on the late 90s or right now? it must be sort of difficult. Anyway, you can count on me to make my child read the alice books when i grow up! i cant imagine growing up without her… all the things i learned without a mom

thanks!

Phyllis replied:

As a matter of fact, I do have trouble with time in my books, and must drive the copy-editor mad, because I may have only two weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. But remember that beginning with “Alice in Rapture, Sort Of,” I began writing three books for every year of Alice’s life. So she was aging only a third as fast as you were. Most Alice books cover from January to May or June, then the summer, and finally Sept. through December. If I tried to put a whole year of her life into one book, and stop at age 18, the series would have been over by now, and I don’t think you would have liked that. Lately I have been trying to use the calendar of whatever year the book will be printed in, and the setting is always contemporary–the way life is right now, for this particular girl, not every girl.

Posted on: June 21, 2009

More Alice Books?

Question:

I just finished reading Intensely Alice (in one day I might add) it was so good I loved it! I was wondering if you are planning to write more Alice books? Please do I don’t want to stop learning about her! I love these books SSSOOO much! DO plan to wirte about her in college too? Please keep writing I LOVE these books

Phyllis replied:

The very last book to come out will take Alice from 18, all the way up to age 60.

Posted on: June 21, 2009

Yummilicious?

Question:

i looked on your site and figured out the answer to part of my last question! but you said you already have the last book writtin so I was wondering what is the name of the last book and the second to the last book! And I forgot to mention but your books are YUMMILICIOUS or in this case READILICIOUS!

Phyllis replied:

The very last Alice book in the series will be titled “Always Alice.” That’s book #28. That’s already written, but not published. The book coming out next June, “Alice in Charge,” is book #25. I haven’t written, or titled, books number #26 and #27.

Posted on: June 20, 2009

How Many Pages?

Question:

I know the next alice book will be called Alice in Charge but how many pages will it consist of and will the book after this next one be the last book or will there be two more after alice in charge??

Phyllis replied:

I don’t know how many pages there will be in the book. I turned in 250 manuscript pages, but that always translates into more pages when put into a book. There will be three more books after “Alice in Charge,” which is coming out next June.

Posted on: June 20, 2009

Stupid Thing I Regret So Bad

Question:

hi p. i did this stupid thing n now i regret it so bad. i like this dude n i wanted 2 tell him that. idk y i want to tell him. i think i xpected him yo feel the same way or something. anyways last tym we were chating n i told him that i think that he’s cute. and he ended up saying OK n that was it, now im so mad that i told him, to tell the truth, i no that even tho he MIGHT have had lil feeling 4 me. i knew that nothing would have happened. we r a totally different ppl. idk wat 2 do. im not hurt or anthing but i gss i want it 2 go back 2 where we were b4. we weren’t frnd or anything but we were THERE. that might make sense but idk . so wat do u think i shold do?

Phyllis replied:

Look. You didn’t ask him to marry you. All you said was that he was cute and he said OK. Just keep your conversation light and on other subjects and don’t mention it again. But if you want to make sure he gets the message that you only want to be friends, tell him that you’ve made a list of all the guys you know who are cute, and then he’ll know he’s nothing special!

Posted on: June 20, 2009

Would You Promise?

Question:

hey phyllis i love your alice books so much that i couldn’t resist reading any other books would you promise finish writing your alice books before you retire? please?

Phyllis replied:

I promise. There are three more books to go. Would it help you to know that the very last book is already written and is in a fireproof box here in my office, waiting to be sent to the publisher when the others are written? P.S. I don’t plan to retire. I will keep writing as long as I can hold a pen.

Posted on: June 20, 2009

I’m Alison!

Question:

First of all, you’re an amazing author.Last May, when Almost Alice came out, I was so excited to read it since i had been waiting a year for it to come out. I live in Canada so i couldn’t find the book in any book store, or my local library where I usually find them, then basically just own them seeing as i repeatedly request the books.I used to look in the library online to wait for them to get Almost Alice once a week, then once a month as I got more disappointed. I was the first person to request Almost Alice.I waited around a month for it to finally arrive which was around a week ago. For some reason, I read the back of the book first and to my surprise I WAS ON THE BOOK! I’m Alison. The one that got something to drink and went to my room to read the whole book in a night. I was soooo excited!! This is the most exciting thing that has happened to me. IM ON YOUR BOOK. You. The amazing author that writes these wonderful books that everyone reads. You read my email and you put it on your book! Thank you so much. I literally jumped up and down running and screaming around the house for an hour. I still get hyper when I think about it. I just requested Intensely Alice a minute ago. It’s great I’ll get to read this new book right after I read Almost Alice(which, by the way, was FABULOUS!)since the library took a while to get Almost Alice. you’re so amazing, thanks so much.I’m definately gonna go to a book store, turn around all the Almost Alice books, and take a picture of all the Alison’s ha ha

Phyllis replied:

I’m glad that made you so happy! Actually, I don’t put those quotes on the back of the books. I share some of the fan letters with my editor, and she’s the one who decides which ones to use. She has various reasons for choosing the ones that she does. I’m always surprised to see them too!

Posted on: June 20, 2009

Next Book

Question:

What is the next (25th) book going to be called and when is it going to come out?

Phyllis replied:

The 25th book is titled “Alice in Charge” and will be published in June of 2010.

Posted on: June 18, 2009

Don’t Want to Ruin Our Friendship

Question:

Every year I forget about your books and then a new one comes out and I see it at a friends house, book store or library (surprisingly usually within the first week of publication) anyways every year I read the new book like five times then buy an old book or two. By doing so I own about ten Alice books, which is funny. It’s amazing I get hooked again after every new book. Thanks sooo much. I think I can also relate to Alice really well myself and going through a lot of the same things.

Also I have a question to ask you. One of my best friends likes me, he told me and I think I like him too. I don’t want to ruin our friendship if something were to go wrong and we wouldn’t even talk anymore. We practically already hang out three times a week and act like we’re dating so I’m not sure what would be different, because we already share ice cream cones, watch movies together, exc. Do I even need to tell him I’d like to go out with him or will it make a difference? Niether of us have dated anyone else for about half a year and I don’t think he plans on it. So we already have a good line between friendship and dating, but should I talk to him and establish the relationship better? If I were to it’d be kind of akward though, what should I do? Thanks

Phyllis replied:

This guy has already told you he likes you. You see each other three times a week. You watch movies and share ice cream cones, and he’s one of your best friends. What is it you still need? If you went to movies in theaters instead of watching them at home, and bought two ice cream cones instead of one, would that make it more of a “date” to you? You want to establish the relationship better by…..? Wearing signs on your back that say “WE ARE DEFINITELY DATING?” Or is it that you want to share more with him physically–kissing, hugging, stroking? I’m having a hard time figuring out just how you want to make a good situation better. If it’s more physical closeness, what about just laying your hand over his during a romantic scene. Snuggling up to him during a chainsaw movie. Decide what you would need to give you the feel of a “relationship” and then ask yourself whether it’s something superficial you can more or less show off to other people (being seen in line together at a movie or sitting together ina restaurant), or whether you need more in the way of romantic moves on his part.

Posted on: June 17, 2009