Sharing the Writing Love with Alison Green Myers

Hi everyone! If you've been hopping around the blogosphere and came across my site, you might have noticed some changes. First, the new name: INK Sisters Write. Then, the new address: http://inksisterswrite.blogspot.com. Then the disappearance of some pages and the addition of some new pages. Well folks, I'm not always the most regular blogger--shocking I know, but I love the blog and have a lot of fun working on posts, but I needed to find a way to make blogging even MORE fun. The solution was simple: Ask my Ink Sister, Alison Green Myers, to join me and guess what?!?! She agreed to become my online partner in crime.

THE TRUE LOVE STORY WITHOUT ALL THE MUSHY GUSHY DETAILS:
Alison and I met at the New York SCBWI Conference in 2012, and we've been together ever since. We call it Writer Love at First Sight, and that's what we plan to do on the blog: share the writing love with each other and all of you!

INK SISTERS Donna Boock, Kim Briggs, and Alison Green Myers

So without going total backstory on you, here are the TOP 4 ALISON GREEN MYERS FACTOIDS:

1. Alison writes young adult, the scarier the better.

2. She LOVES books--from YA to Adult to Middle Grade to Picture Books, so you can expect some thought provoking book reviews.

3. She's funny. I'm talking really funny, like way funnier than me.

4. She loves chocolate. Thankfully, she prefers milk chocolate, so I don't have to share.

To find out more about Alison, check out OUR BACKSTORY.

You should also check: Alison's Website

Say Hi to Alison and stay tuned for future posts!

Write on,

Kim Briggs

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