To Follow, or Not to Follow? Should authors consider who they follow on social media?
Can you really call someone you follow on Twitter or Instagram a friend?
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Grammar Isn’t a Weapon: So, stop trying to hit people with it.
We know why we do it. The real question is if we should.
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Why I Don’t Tell the Truth: Putting Your Real Life in Your Fiction
After all, those things make way better stories than everything-is-awesome.
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How much ‘Christian’ should be in your Christian Fiction?
The biggest question I was left asking is: Should the Author who is also a Christian only write Christian fiction?
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Simmer down, people: Why the ‘Miscommunication Trope’ Isn’t all that Bad
Judge all you want, but it’s a classic for a reason.
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I Got it in Three: Keeping Your Reader in the Dark
Kill, betray, or save who you want. Just make sure it’s for the wholeness of the story and not shock value.
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Artistic Integrity: The Times I Chucked Mine in the Garbage Disposal
Ask any writer what it’s like to be a writer and they may give you a different spiel, but the first and best answer is: It’s hard.
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How Dumb is too Dumb? Making Characters Realistic.
Let’s not forget to put a dose of reality into our fiction.
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Plot or Character: Is it really Black and White?
Don’t tell me what they are. Tell me what they do.
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No, Karen. I Don’t Care What You Think -OR- Why Should You Review?
I don’t like to talk, but I love to talk about books.
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Pessimism: If it’s Good Enough for Puddleglum, It’s Good Enough for Me
How can I exist in that kind of cognitive dissonance? I mean, my faith is hopeful. I am less so. What does that say about me?
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It’s More Than Fried Dough: Allison’s Recipe for the Perfect Small Town
It’s not a box that needs to be checked or a place on a map, it’s an experience.
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On Tour with Sprinkled with Sabotage
On Tour with Prism Book Tours Author Interview What inspired you to write SPRINKLED WITH SABOTAGE?I said this about the first book in the series, and it’s still true for this one. All these books seem to have stemmed from an empty stomach. I love snacks and I love small towns. It was inevitable that…
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Classics Club – October
Jane Eyre. My all time favorite book. Not all that original, I know. I tend to read it once a year. My goal in life–and the one I fail at daily–is to be more like young Helen. Her story was tragic but her faith never failed. What characters in Charlotte’s story are your favorite? Or…
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Allison Pearl 