Allie Pleiter

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Allie Pleiter | Balancing The Quirks And The Oddities
September 28, 2009
How do you give an old story a new twist? Holiday romances are time-honored favorites. Everyone likes to see the guy finally get the  Read More...

Allie Pleiter | Cry me a keeper...
July 16, 2009
So, why is it we love to see our characters go to the brink of misery? Follow them to the loss of their most treasured  Read More...

Allie Pleiter | BLUEGRASS COURTSHIP
February 11, 2009
My first crack at the "plane Jane" heroine took me by surprise. Given my love for larger-than-life characters, I wasn’t sure my  Read More...

Allie Pleiter | I think I have a writing disability.
August 5, 2008
Well, perhaps disability is too strong a word, except that I do truly feel “differently-abled.” I feel somewhat hampered by it, like I stand  Read More...

An avid knitter, coffee junkie, and devoted chocoholic, Allie Pleiter writes both fiction and non-fiction. The enthusiastic but slightly untidy mother of two, Allie spends her days writing books, doing laundry, running carpools, and finding new ways to avoid housework. She grew up in Connecticut, holds a BS in Speech from Northwestern University, spent fifteen years in the field of professional fundraising, and currently lives in suburban Chicago, Illinois. The “dare from a friend” to begin writing nine years ago has given rise to a career spanning two parenting books, six novels including the multi-nominated MY SO-CALLED LOVE LIFE, and various national speaking engagements on faith, women’s issues, and writing.

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