Seven Drafts

"""In Seven Drafts, Allison K Williams is your partner in shaping your writing into something that is worth buying."" -Ashleigh Renard, author of SWING ""Allison Williams understands at a molecular level what makes prose work. As a sounding board, beta reader, and drop-everything-I'm-doing-to-meet-her coffeehouse workshop partner, Allison has made my writing better. Let her do that for you."" -Christopher Buehlman, author of The Lesser Dead and The Blacktongue Thief ""Allison is one of the most gifted writing teachers I know. She's like a friend privately taking you aside, delivering the honest truth you need, in a way that makes you enthusiastic to keep on going, even when the work gets very hard."" -Jane Friedman, publishing expert and author of The Business of Being a Writer ""Allison coached me from first-ever-very shitty-sentence all the way through publishing my debut novel with Knopf. She taught me everything-from writing how-to, to prioritizing my writing time (yes, I was allowed to let the dirty dishes stack up in my sink!) to navigating the publishing industry."" -Rhiannon Navin, author of Only Child ""Seven Drafts contains specific examples from popular books that illustrate her points, exercises guaranteed to improve your writing, and a comprehensive self-editing checklist that will have you yelling, 'Jackpot!'"" -Lisa Ellison, Editor and Writing Coach ""I had nearly given up on finding an agent when I decided to rework my manuscript with Allison's help. After the revisions, an agent who had told me I could resubmit decided to represent me, and my book was acquired by Penguin Random House!"" -Karen Fine, author of The Other Family Doctor: A Veterinarian's View of Love, Loss, Mortality and Mindfulness ""Incredibly well-written, funny and filled with great examples to help writers improve their craft."" -Jessica Jarlvi, author of When I Wake Up and What Did I Do?"