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Allison K. Williams

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Allison K Williams is a writer, editor and podcaster. Her work has been seen in Brevity, Kenyon Review Online, Smokelong Quarterly, Story Club, Prairie Schooner’s blog, The Drum, the Christian Science Monitor, and the New York Times. Her radio stories have aired on NPR and CBC-Canada. She serves as Social Media Editor and hosts a literary podcast for Brevity, and lives in Dubai.

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As a writer, your relationship with the reader is inherent. You come to the page to explore a question, process an experience, or make sense of something difficult—but in the end, it’s about sharing your story with readers. They download your essays. They buy your books. They spend their time reading your words.  

Paradoxically, writers are often told: Just write your story. D

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"If you're ready to take a crack at your own work, grab this book and go! This book is easy to comprehend so that implementing changes to your work isn't overwhelming. The examples, the exercises, the self-editing checklists--unbelievable. This is a m" Read more of this review »
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“Rejection sucks. It sucks every time, whether it's a big suck or a little suck. But it's part of the process. It's part of being a writer. It's a badge that says 'I'm serious about this, and I'm sending out my work.”
Allison K. Williams, Get Published in Literary Magazines: The Indispensable Guide to Preparing, Submitting and Writing Better

“What nobody tells you is that spending an entire day being paid to do something you love is sometimes a lot less fun than spending an entire day doing something you love for free.”
Allison K. Williams, Get Published in Literary Magazines: The Indispensable Guide to Preparing, Submitting and Writing Better

“Writers are seldom original. But we can always be rare.”
Allison K. Williams, Seven Drafts: Self-Edit Like a Pro from Blank Page to Book

“Rejection sucks. It sucks every time, whether it's a big suck or a little suck. But it's part of the process. It's part of being a writer. It's a badge that says 'I'm serious about this, and I'm sending out my work.”
Allison K. Williams, Get Published in Literary Magazines: The Indispensable Guide to Preparing, Submitting and Writing Better

“What nobody tells you is that spending an entire day being paid to do something you love is sometimes a lot less fun than spending an entire day doing something you love for free.”
Allison K. Williams, Get Published in Literary Magazines: The Indispensable Guide to Preparing, Submitting and Writing Better

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