Allison K Williams
Allison K Williams has edited and coached writers to publication with many of the best-known outlets in media. As a memoirist, essayist, and travel journalist, Allison has written craft, culture and comedy for National Public Radio, CBC-Canada, the New York Times, and many more. She leads the Rebirth Your Book writing retreats series and, as Social Media Editor for Brevity, she inspires thousands of writers with weekly blogs on craft and the writing life. Allison holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Western Michigan University and spent 20 years as a circus aerialist and acrobat before writing and editing full-time. Her latest book is Seven Drafts: Self-Edit Like a Pro From Blank Page to Book (Woodhall Press, 2021). Learn more at her website.

It’s still possible to write on social media to communicate our ideas, our topics, and our point of view to ...
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Memoirists can take steps throughout the writing and publishing process to minimize fallout and family strife ...
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When hosting a retreat, whatever the subject, providing small, achievable steps lets your participants feel that what they’ve done matters ...
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More than just a tool to sell your book, your synopsis is a roadmap to making the next draft of ...
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Is it best for unpublished authors to trust the editorial guidance of their agents and editors, especially when it comes ...
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Some writers can finish a book all by themselves, but even more of them have support systems, deadlines, teachers, exercises, ...
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If you’d like to see your work in national publications—and get paid—tailor your essay to smoothly fit their voice and ...
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Providing feedback to every pitch would leave agents no time for their existing clients. Instead, check your own first pages ...
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A social media following doesn’t guarantee sales. Building an audience that’s engaged with your work—your mission—requires more varied tools ...
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What makes a memoir suitable for YA or middle-grade readers isn’t shying away from tough topics but approaching them with ...
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Instead of resolving to make a big change in your habits, think of one small thing to do to support ...
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Being a freelance editor requires lifelong curiosity, persistent self-education, ruthless support—and the ability to do all this quickly ...
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Showing the moments of normalcy brings the reader more fully into your life, and heightens the drama when traumatic events ...
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Your calendar will never be suddenly free of urgent distractions. To finish that book on the back burner, you must ...
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When you’ve completed a draft but it’s falling a bit flat, it’s time for the Story Draft: creative work done ...
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Authoring a memoir, the gift of hindsight allows you to invest moments with deeper meaning than they may have had ...
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