Official website for Contemporary Christian YA author, Allyson Kennedy
Ever since I fell in love with storytelling when I was seven years old, I’ve been writing my own stories. In the almost 25 years since then, I’ve tried a few different writing hacks to help me write more often and improve the quality of my writing. However, one practice I’ve implemented has had a significant impact, surpassing all the others, and it’s not one you’ll often see writing gurus recommend.
Read MoreChristian authors, whether we’re writing for a Christian or secular audience, we should never compromise our faith in favor of writing content into our books that seems popular but goes against the Word of God. Here’s why.
Read MoreOver the past few years on Bookstagram, I’ve seen a few posts from readers where they ask authors how they can pray for us. As a Christian author of Contemporary YA books, I think the gesture is sweet and one that can genuinely help Christian authors of all genres. So today, as an author, I’ll be sharing 5 ways that readers can pray for authors.
Read MoreIf you’re a writer, you most likely fall into one of two camps: Either you excel at writing dialogue, or you’re a master of creative descriptions.
Is one aspect of writing more important than the other? Let’s find out!
Read MoreChristian authors, something we need to stop and ask ourselves from time to time is, is our writing a true, biblical labor of love? And if we find it isn’t, how can we rectify that?
Read MoreWriting 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.
Read MoreFor the past couple years, new book ideas haven’t been hitting me the way they once did. Here are my thoughts.
Read MoreIn the realm of Clean fiction, there are many different opinions on what type of content qualifies as “clean”. In this post, I’ll be covering my own thoughts on what I personally consider clean fiction to be, which is my standard for writing as an author of clean, Christian reads.
Read MoreAs authors, one of the most marketable aspects our books can be the tropes we include in our manuscripts; however, I choose not to write my own books with specific tropes in mind. Here’s why.
Read MoreCan Christian fiction truly be both edgy and edifying? This week’s post goes over what the line between edgy and edifying is, and how we as writers of Christian fiction can write from a happy medium that glorifies God without sugarcoating the realities of the fallen world.
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