Articles by Allison Alexander
Reading, Writing, & Publishing
- “Moving Beyond Binaries in Gender-Based Magic Systems: The Wheel of Time and Iron Widow” | TOR | Oct 12, 2021
- “Indie Recommends Indie: Allison Alexander” | Armed with a Book | Sep 21, 2021
- “Words Can Light Fires: How to Write Riveting Dialogue” | Mythos & Ink | Sep 10, 2021
- “7 More Affordable Cover Artists for Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books” | Mythos & Ink | Jul 15, 2021
- “5 More Indie Publishers that Accept Sci-Fi and Fantasy Submissions” | Mythos & Ink | Jun 3, 2021
- “5 Indie Publishers that Accept Sci-Fi and Fantasy Submissions” | Mythos & Ink | May 20, 2021
- “Does Length Matter? A Guide to the Word Counts of 17 Book Genres” | Mythos & Ink | Mar 25, 2021
- “10 Ways to Describe Your Character’s Appearance without Being Boring” | Mythos & Ink | Feb 25, 2021
- “How to Get Published with a Tweet: Twitter Pitch Events in 2021” | Mythos & Ink | Jan 14, 2021
- “Avoid These 10 Mistakes When Querying” | Mythos & Ink | Dec 31, 2020
- “10 Comp Titles We’d Like to See From Submissions” | Mythos & Ink | Nov 5, 2020
- “Five SFF Novels Featuring Disabled Characters Who Know Their Own Worth” | TOR | Sep 29, 2020
- “Murderbot, Voice, and Unreliable Narrators” | Mythos & Ink | May 22, 2020
- “Seven Obstacles for Characters in Love” | Mythos & Ink | Mar 5, 2020
- “7 Affordable Cover Artists for Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books” | Mythos & Ink | Jan 23, 2020
- “Marveling at Enneagram One to Write Better Characters” | Mythos & Ink | Jul 25, 2019
- “5 Ways to Avoid Cliches and Write Stunning Prose” | Mythos & Ink | Jul 11, 2019
- “Editing Explained, Part 2: Line Editing” | Mythos & Ink | Jun 13, 2019
- “Editing Explained, Part 1: Substantive Editing” | Mythos & Ink | Jun 6, 2019
- “5 Mistakes That Kill Your First Chapter” | Mythos & Ink | Apr 4, 2019
- “How to Build Your Novel’s Magic System” | Mythos & Ink | Mar 7, 2019
- “5 Unique Magic Systems to Inspire Your Own” | Mythos & Ink | Feb 21, 2019
- “How to Write an Attractive Query Letter” | Mythos & Ink | Dec 11, 2018
Disability & Chronic Illness
- “In Fairy Tales, Goodness Heals Disability” | Medium | Jul 29, 2020
- “Jane Foster & Worthlessness” | Avalinah’s Books | Apr 22, 2020
- “Wade Wilson & Shame” | Invisibly Me | Apr 21, 2020
- “Raoden & Chronic Pain” | The BookWyrm’s Den | Apr 20, 2020
- “Cloud Strife & Depression” | The Geeky Gimp | Apr 19, 2020
- “Raven Reyes & Pressing On” | Armed with a Book | Apr 28, 2020
- “Doctor House & Pain Management” | Bookwyrm’s Guide to the Galaxy | Apr 17, 2020
- “Laura Roslin & Perseverance” | Create Write Now | Apr 16, 2020
- “All Might and the Importance of Rest” | Beneath the Tangles | Apr 7, 2020
- “Please Stop Using ‘How Are You?’ as a Casual Greeting” | The Mighty | Feb 3, 2020
- “Marvel’s Newest Movie Stars a Supervillain with an Illness” | The Mighty | Jan 14, 2020
Faith & Geekery
- “My Geeky Faith: God and Geekiness” | The Hoot & Howl | April 24, 2020
- “Hope and Failure in Jedi: Fallen Order” | Think Christian | February 24, 2020
- “Finding the Gospel in Nerd Culture” | Love Thy Nerd | May 28, 2019
- “Accepting Anxiety in Celeste and the Psalms” | Think Christian | Jan 28, 2019
- “Seeking Humility in Star Wars Resistance” | Think Christian | Nov 6, 2018
- “Pop Culture Primer: Video Games” | Think Christian | Jul 26, 2018
- “A Way Out, Co-op Games, and Christian Empathy” | Think Christian | Jul 17, 2018
- “We Can’t All Be Hawkeye: On Choosing Childlessness” | Christ and Pop Culture | Aug 22, 2018
- “Romans, James, and Fe” | Think Christian | Apr 24, 2018
- “A Mortician’s Tale and Denying Death’s Victory” | Think Christian | Nov 27, 2017
- “Facing Your Demons: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Fear” | Christ and Pop Culture | Oct 27, 2017
- “Facing Regret, Finding Grace in Pinstripe’s Emotional Hell” | Think Christian | Oct 2, 2017
- “A Journey of Grief and Anxiety through RiME” | Christ and Pop Culture | Sep 15, 2017
- “Thomas Was Alone and Embracing Your Spiritual Gift” | Think Christian | Aug 24, 2017
- “Star Wars Forces of Destiny: When Small Acts Mean Great Things” | Think Christian | Aug 14, 2017
- “Zombies Among Us: iZombie Chows Down on Dehumanization” | Christ and Pop Culture | Jul 24, 2017
- “RWBY and Leading with Contagious Joy” | Christ and Pop Culture | Jul 10, 2017
- “Attack on Titan, Overcoming Evil with Mercy” | Christ and Pop Culture | Jul 6, 2017
- “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Explores the Many Lies We Believe” | Christ and Pop Culture | May 30, 2017
- “The Disabled Sainthood of Speechless” | Christ and Pop Culture | May 29, 2017
- “Samurai Jack: Finding Freedom through Forgiveness” | Christ and Pop Culture | May 18, 2017
- “When Mass Effect: Andromeda Bombed, I had to Rethink Humility” | Christianity Today | Apr 18, 2017
- “The Unforgiveable Sin of Passengers” | Christ and Pop Culture | Feb 2, 2017
- “A Biased Father and His Not-So-Cursed Child” | Christ and Pop Culture | Nov 28, 2016
- “Iron Suit, Human Man: Abandoning Tony Stark” | Christ and Pop Culture | Nov 16, 2016
- “Playing God Till You Run Out of Cake” | Christ and Pop Culture | Aug 8, 2016
- “The Morgan Grimes Theory” | Christ and Pop Culture | Jul 25, 2016
- “Removing the Mask of Loneliness with Majora’s Mask” | Christ and Pop Culture | Jun 22, 2016
- “Playing Video Games and Finding Community” | Christ and Pop Culture | Jun 8, 2016
- “Star Wars Rebels and the Challenge of Trusting in God (and the Force)” | Christ and Pop Culture | Apr 26, 2016
- “There Is No Shortcut in Following Jesus” | RELEVANT Magazine | Feb 3, 2016
- “Lessons of the Emotionless” | Christ and Pop Culture | Jan 11, 2016
- “What the Church Can Learn from Geek Culture” | RELEVANT Magazine | Oct 5, 2015
- “On Being an Old Hag” | Beneath the Tangles | Sep 14, 2015
Media & Interviews
- “A Conversation with the Authors of Making Myths and Magic” | Wayfarer’s Guide to Worldbuilding podcast | Feb 11, 2022
- “#GeekDis Interview with Author Allison Alexander” | Just Geeking By | Sep 30, 2021
- “Interview with Author Allison Alexander” | NFReads | Aug 24, 2021
- “Dungeons & Disabilities: Can tabletop RPGs redeem their problematic portrayal of disability?” by Gabriel Leão | Dice Breaker | May 26, 2021
- “Dungeon crawling with chronic illness – Allison Alexander” by Gabriel Leão | Spoonie Hacker | Dec 7, 2020
- “Episode: 005: 1 Up With Allison Alexander” | Geek 4 podcast | Sep 27, 2020
- “Q&A with Allison Alexander — Super Sick” — Bookshine and Readbows | Jun 3, 2020
- “Allison Alexander – On Representations of Disability in Fiction” — Armed with a Book | May 23, 2020
- “Super Sick: Making Peace with Chronic Illness – alumna Allison Alexander launches first book” | CMU | May 11, 2020
- “Super Sick: You are a chronic illness super hero” — Counting My Spoons | Apr 27, 2020
- “Review + Interview: Super Sick: Making Peace with Chronic Illness by Allison Alexander” | Bookwyrm’s Guide to the Galaxy | Apr 23, 2020
- “Interview With Author Allison Alexander About Her New Book, IBS, How to Write Characters With Disabilities, and the Importance of New Ways to Talk to Each Other” | Invisible Not Broken podcast | Apr 20, 2020