ALLISON E. MCWILLIAMS

Last month I wrote about taking intentional rest over the winter holiday. Which, I’m glad to say, I did. And, for approximately a decade...

I was looking back through my previous posts and realized I’ve written basically this exact same post , at this exact same time a year...

I love learning about other people's processes. I love the podcast How I Built This , I love learning about new organizational design...

Here in North Carolina, lots of folks have been using this famous Mister Rogers quote this week: “When I was a boy and I would see scary...

I don’t know about you, but everything feels a little . . . nutty right now. I posted a silly meme about being exhausted on Instagram...

Yesterday I had the pleasure of hearing the great Frances Mayes talk about her most recent novel, A Great Marriage , at my local...

Everyone I know seems to be saying the same thing right now: “Can you believe it’s already August?” Usually followed by something like,...

I have officially been querying my current WIP for a year. Which, on its own, is worth noting; I’m pretty sure my previous forays into...

It’s graduation weekend at the school where I work (also my alma mater), as it is at colleges and universities across the country. It’s...

I’m not good at rest. Not actual rest – I LOVE a good nap, and sleep is quite possibly my most favorite thing – but acknowledging that my...

Did you see it? Chances are, if you’re living in North Carolina, you did. That game, that improbable moment, when N.C. State, the team...

I got in an accident this week. Counting the time that my father rear-ended me at a stop sign (and somehow did $800 worth of damage to my...

I have this vivid memory from when I was a senior in college of telling someone about my post-graduation plans, “What I really want to do...

Patience has never been one of my biggest strengths. One the pro side, this makes me great at decision-making. I have a strong bias to...

Are you someone who makes New Year’s resolutions? I’m not, and never have been. But I do love goal setting, professionally, and...

In the December 2023/January 2024 issue of Vanity Fair, a feature on the director Greta Gerwig (she of Barbie fame, among others) ends...

It’s Thanksgiving week in the U.S., which means, for many, trips to see family, a big meal, and perhaps conversations about gratitude. I...

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...