alisonkilian
The Embarrassing Reason I Took a Side Gig Writing Book Reviews
"If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write" - Stephen King This quote from Stephen King is one I...
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alisonkilian
- Apr 22, 2022
- 2 min
Why We Need Stories
As long as humans have existed, they have strived to tell stories. These days, we read our stories on e-readers and tablets. We used to...
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alisonkilian
- Apr 16, 2022
- 3 min
Getting Interviews As a Writer: What I Learned From My Ex Job as a Journalist
People are busy, and their time is valuable. Getting a slice of it requires persistence—and some flexibility. I started my career as a...
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alisonkilian
- Apr 8, 2022
- 2 min
Death, taxes, and revision requests: the certainties of being a writer
Revision requests waste time for writers and their clients. Here's how I try to avoid them. "Writers are notoriously sensitive beings."...
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alisonkilian
- Apr 3, 2022
- 2 min
The Beauty of "Tapetenwechsel": Life as a Globetrotting Writer
The Germans have a word for "change of scenery" ("Tapetenwechsel"). As a full-time freelance writer, I make the most of it. I have been...
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alisonkilian
- Mar 25, 2022
- 2 min
Beyond Books: What Will the Future of Storytelling Look Like?
Multimedia storytelling has a bright future. But is the "boring" old book in danger? The world increasingly has us inhabiting a digital...
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alisonkilian
- Mar 18, 2022
- 2 min
How Writing Romantic Fiction Helped My "Serious" Writing Career
Ghostwriting romance novels was my dirty professional secret. Then it became something to be proud of. As a full-time professional writer...
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alisonkilian
- Mar 11, 2022
- 2 min
Books I Use as a Professional Writer
Turns out the job of a writer involves a lot of reading. I'm a full-time writer. I don't write "as a hobby" or "on the side." It's what a...
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alisonkilian
- Mar 4, 2022
- 3 min
Ghostwriting 101: Do You Still Want to Be a Writer When Nobody Knows Your Name?
I thought I wanted to write because I'd get to see my name in print. It turns out I wanted to write because I simply love to tell a...
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alisonkilian
- Feb 26, 2022
- 2 min
The Value of the Creative Arts on Dark Days
When the world seems to be burning, creative works like art, books, and music can give us hope, catharsis, or simple escapism. "Medicine,...
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alisonkilian
- Feb 19, 2022
- 3 min
My Career as a Writer Isn't Quite Like I Pictured It...
When people ask what I do for a living and I say "I'm a writer," they immediately envision me sitting in a desolate cabin, hammering out...
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alisonkilian
- Feb 10, 2022
- 2 min
The Joy of Being "Seen"
When someone recommends a creative work with the words "I think you'd like this" and I *DO* I feel so magically seen and understood. Why...
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alisonkilian
- Feb 4, 2022
- 2 min
Snow Days as an Adult
Still magical but not quite as magical. I'm snowed in at the moment, which is giving me plenty of time to focus on my current work in...
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alisonkilian
- Dec 6, 2021
- 2 min
Are Video Games Better Without Stories? I Doubt It
In a piece for "The Atlantic", Ian Bogost asserts that video games are better without stories. I have to disagree. From The Atlantic:...
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alisonkilian
- Feb 15, 2021
- 2 min
Storytelling & Science: Not so antithetical after all
Collaborations between storytellers and scientists benefit both sides, as well as the larger public. From the PLOS Blog: "Science and art...
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