ALLISON E. MCWILLIAMS

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...