The Four Loves – Mountain Brook Ink
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/
Being 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/
Villainous 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/
