Author: Allyson Kennedy

As an author and blogger, my goal is to teach writers that there is a way to write realistic, thought-provoking, redemptive Christian fiction that honors God while not sugarcoating the realities of the world. 

Celebrating 3 Years of Marriage!

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Good afternoon, Arrowheads! Three years ago today, at a barn venue in the backwoods of eastern North Carolina, I married the man of my dreams, the man who God handpicked for me. Since today is our anniversary, there won’t be an official blog post here on Authoring Arrowheads. Instead, I’m taking the week off to […]

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Perfect Examples of Narcissism Portrayed in Books

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I don’t know about y’all, but I love a good book that realistically portrays narcissism. Not because I like narcissism, but because I love seeing it portrayed in a fictitious manner so that readers may recognize narcissistic traits in characters and then realize how toxic those traits are so that they don’t become victims of narcissists themselves. In this week’s post, I’ll be covering a few bookish examples of narcissists and why I think they are perfect portrayals of narcissism.

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New Release Date for The Dream + No Blog Post This Week

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Good afternoon Arrowheads, If you follow me on Instagram, you may have already seen the announcement I made on Monday, but I wanted to make sure to post the news here as well. After much consideration, I’ve made the decision to push out The Dream’s release date an additional month, to December 2nd. Why have […]

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WIP Update: Follow the Arrows (Update #1)

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After spending two months creating an outline for my newest WIP, I actually started writing the thing in August! So, how are things going with Follow the Arrows so far?

…I have mixed feelings.

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Why We Should Pray About Our Dreams

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Many of us carry dreams in our hearts that are either borderline or downright impossible for us to accomplish on our own. Audacious dreams like these take a lot of faith to chase, but at times, they can also feel like chains around our ankles when questions like What if it doesn’t work? or How will this ever happen? plague our minds.

But, these dreams were placed on our hearts for a reason, and for that reason, we should seek God through prayer when it comes to our dreams to learn what He’ll have us do concerning them.

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