ALLISON E. MCWILLIAMS

This weekend I attended the North Carolina Writer’s Network fall conference, an annual gathering of writers, agents, editors, and readers...

Like many people who find themselves writing in adulthood, my first attempts at being a writer started when I was a child. It’s hard to...

In my day job I spend a lot of time talking about feedback: both how to give it and how to seek it out. Feedback is one of the best ways...

This is not a writing post. This is a you’re not getting any younger so do the thing you’ve always said you wanted to do post. A find joy...

There is a saying about people who write (or who want to write): Everyone wants to have written, very few want to sit down and do the...

Frequently in my day job I have someone approach me about a disappointing work situation. They got passed over for a promotion. They...

A number of years ago I took up running to get rid of some post (post) college weight. Under the long-distance coaching of a dear friend,...

As I step back into this querying process (not my first time here, y’all), I’m struck by how much of it mirrors my day job. When you...

Last week I took a long-planned girls’ trip to Montreal. I visited the city once before, but I was about five and have no memories of it....

My current work in progress has a cut file that is close to 60 pages long. When I first started it, it was painful to “kill those...

There’s an old joke about people who work in higher education: We just never wanted to leave college. And, while much of that is...

This past week a debate emerged on Twitter, predictably and quickly getting out of hand, about whether writers are and should be pursuing...

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a big fan of Brené Brown and her work on vulnerability, connection, courage, and shame. I use her work...

Welcome to a new space for me, a new website and blog created to exercise some writing muscles and build some community outside of my day...