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Jesus with ChildrenThe Four Loves – Mountain Brook Ink

[Alyssa Roat] The Four Loves

Little Lamb Books – Monday Muse

https://littlelambbooks.com/2018/08/your-monday-muse-steven-curtis-chapman/

Top 5 Ways to Spread the Love of Books You Love

https://littlelambbooks.com/2018/08/top-5-ways-to-spread-the-love-of-the-books-you-love/

Little Lamb Books – Monday Muse

https://littlelambbooks.com/2018/07/your-monday-muse-casting-crowns/

Connecting with the Authors Among Us

How to spot up-and-coming writers.

http://www.illuminateya.com/connecting-with-the-authors-among-us/

Little Lamb Books – Monday Muse

https://littlelambbooks.com/2018/07/your-monday-muse-elevation-worship/

Fun Ways to Connect with Your Favorite Authors

Where do your favorite writers hang out?

http://www.illuminateya.com/fun-ways-to-connect-with-your-favorite-authors/

Staff Picks: Alyssa Roat’s Top 5 Summer Reading List

by Alyssa Roat

See what I’m reading this summer on this post for Illuminate YA!

www.illuminateya.com/staff-picks-alyssa-roats-top-5-summer-reading-list/

Flee While You Can: Why You Should Run From the Clutches of YA Fiction

by Alyssa Roat

Satirical blog post at Illuminate YA.

www.illuminateya.com/flee-while-you-can-why-you-should-run-from-the-clutches-of-ya-fiction/

Starved for Quality Literature: Why Teens Aren’t Reading

by Alyssa Roat

My thoughts on this sad trend – and some ways to fix it.

http://www.illuminateya.com/starved-for-quality-literature-why-teens-arent-reading/

Understanding the Enemy: A New Kind of YA Villain

by Alyssa Roat

If you know me, you know I love villains. But are we moving into a new age of villains?

http://www.illuminateya.com/understanding-the-enemy-a-new-kind-of-ya-villain/

Tessa Emily Hall ~ Christ is WriteBeing Kind is Critical: How to Be a Great Critic – Guest Post by Alyssa Roat

My boss at Illuminate, Tessa, has a great blog that she invited me to guest post on!

http://christiswrite.blogspot.com/2018/03/being-kind-is-critical-how-to-be-great.html

Dressed to Impress: How to Send Off Your Manuscript in Style

by Alyssa Roat

I read A LOT of submissions at my various jobs. Here are some inside tips!

www.illuminateya.com/dressed-to-impress-how-to-send-off-your-manuscript-in-style/

The Dialogue Conundrum: Seven Tips for Writing Brilliant Dialogue

by Alyssa Roat

How do you make fake characters sound real?

http://www.illuminateya.com/the-dialogue-conundrum-seven-tips-for-writing-brilliant-dialogue/

my-conscience-is-59f1f7Villainous Heroes: 5 Tips for Writing the Antagonistic Protagonist

Some advice on the Taylor University PWR blog! (Because you know how much I love villains!)

https://pwr.taylor.edu/2017/10/31/villainous-heroes-5-tips-for-writing-the-antagonistic-protagonist/