Be Kind To Yourself
Be Kind To Yourself Hello Readers! Be Kind to Yourself + Book Giveaway! Just wanted to do a post to say how much I appreciate all of you. We've had…
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August 8, 2022
Copy Editor and Proofreader Amy Holm
Copy editor and proofreader Amy Holm, a stellar new addition to Allegory Editing. As many readers know, in addition to working as a novelist, I'm also a developmental editor with…
January 16, 2022
Writing and a Writer’s Life: Bringing in the New Year
Writing and a Writer's Life, here we go again, another year in the trenches. A Writer's Life is Hard Writing is hard. Let's face it. If it were easy, everyone…
January 1, 2022
Writers and Horses: Ways to Think About Time
Writers and horses have more in common than people might realize. Writers and Horses Writers have long memories. They remember the bad reviews, just like horses remember people who mistreat…
December 26, 2021
So Long 2020 — It’s Been Nice to Know You
So long 2020. A lot of us have been waiting for the new year to arrive. It's easy to feel like we've crossed a threshold. And in some ways we…
January 1, 2021
Empathy and Compassion Moving Forward From Covid
Empathy and compassion: two states to carry forward as we leave Covid behind. Empathy is the ability to put yourself in another's shoes. Compassion is the ability to recognize the…
November 3, 2020
Omens and Our Need For Meaning in Chaos
Omens and Our Need For Meaning in Chaos: A writer thinks about the world around her during a time of chaos. Order Makes Us Feel Safe Human, as a rule,…
October 24, 2020