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. 

Saying Goodbye to The Ballad of Emery Brooks Trilogy

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There have been days throughout the past four years when I honestly never thought this season would come. Right after publishing The Crush in 2020, I contemplated giving up on being an indie author entirely. One of the only things that kept me going was the fact that I’d made a commitment to finish writing and publishing the second and third books of The Ballad of Emery Brooks trilogy, and I was going to stay true to my word and release them. Now that The Fall and The Dream are (almost) both out in the world, it’s time to say goodbye to a group of characters that will forever hold a special place in my heart.

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Bible Stories that Relate to The Ballad of Emery Brooks Trilogy

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It wasn’t until I started rereading all of the books in The Ballad of Emery Brooks trilogy in preparation for The Dream’s release that I realized just how many Bible events relate to Emery’s journey. Here are some of the stories that came to mind during my rereads!

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The Dream: Spotify Playlist

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You know a release date for one of my books is coming up when I post the book’s playlist! ❤

Today, I'll be sharing the songs that remind me dearly of the soon-to-be released final book in The Ballad of Emery Brooks trilogy, The Dream!

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WIP Update: Follow the Arrows (Update #2)

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At almost three full months into Follow the Arrows‘s writing journey, the book should be almost halfway done, right? Bless your heart if you think it is, because life has been h-e-c-t-i-c lately, and I’ve had to put writing on the back burner to stay sane. Yeah, you read that right. So, just how stagnant […]

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No Book is Perfect… And Yours Won’t Be Either

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Writing a book is hard. There aren’t many people who would argue against that statement. Editing a book, on the other hand, can be a whole ‘nother level of difficulty that can drive us authors insane as we chase perfectionism, if we let it.

The ultimate truth, though, is that besides the Bible, no book is perfect. Including ours. And that’s okay. It’s perfectly normal.

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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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