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Allison K Williams & Tiffany Yates Martin

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Allison K Williams is the author of Seven Drafts: Self-Edit Like a Pro From Blank Page to Book. She has edited and coached writers to publishing deals with Penguin Random House, Knopf, Mantle, Spencer Hill, and St. Martin’s Press as well as hybrid and independent presses. She’s guided essayists and humorists to publication in media including the New Yorker, Time, the Guardian, the New York Times, McSweeney’s, Refinery29, Hippocampus, the Belladonna and TED Talks. As Social Media Editor for Brevity, she inspires thousands of writers with weekly blogs on craft and the writing life.

As a memoirist, essayist, and travel journalist, Allison has written craft, culture and comedy for National Public Radio, CBC-Canada, the New York Times, the Christian Science Monitor, Creative Nonfiction, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Kenyon Review Online, the Prairie Schoonerblog, the Drumand Travelers’ Tales and Flash Nonfiction Funny.

Allison holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Western Michigan University and spent 20 years as a circus aerialist and acrobat before writing and editing full-time.

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Podcast – Let’s Talk Memoir: The Editor We All Need

Podcast – Heart of the Story: How to Make a Living as a Writer

Interview – Catapult

Interview – Sunlight Press

Article – Jane Friedman: How to Restart Your Unfinished Book

Tiffany Yates Martin has spent her entire career as an editor in the publishing industry, working with major publishers and New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today-bestselling and award-winning authors as well as indie and newer writers.

She is the founder of FoxPrint Editorial (named one of Writer’s Digest’s Best Websites for Authors) and author of Intuitive Editing: A Creative and Practical Guide to Revising Your Writing and her latest, The Intuitive Author: How to Grow & Sustain a Happier Writing Career.

She is a regular contributor to writers’ outlets like Writer’s Digest, Jane Friedman, and Writer Unboxed, and a frequent presenter and keynote speaker for writers’ organizations around the world. Under her pen name, Phoebe Fox, she is the author of six novels.

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Testimonials:

First-class accommodation and fine dining at a beautiful manor set on a 15 acre estate with a Jurancon vinyard rolling from the property toward the foothills of the Pyrénées mountains. Fresh air, bucolic surroundings, and fresh, local food and wine offerings inspiring creativity and personal restoration. —Deborah Garcia

From the moment I contacted Clos Mirabel I knew I was in caring, attentive hands, and upon arrival it was no different. The view and grounds immerse you in beauty and needed rest, the exquisitely prepared and presented food nourishes body and spirit, and the kindness of every employee touches your heart. You won't be disappointed. — Charlotte Wilkins, US

I had high expectations for this week at Clos Mirabel and you way exceeded them. — Joy Overstreet US

Clos Mirabel is a perfect respite from busy life. Fresh air, incredible view of the Pyrenees mountains, beautiful gardens, healthful dining offerings, and friendly staff invite relaxation creativity. — Deborah Garcia, Vermont USA

I can't even imagine a more accommodating staff! Thank you!

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