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Alison Ashley Formento

BIW Member Interview

Alison Ashley Formento lives in New Jersey with her husband and kids, who constantly give her more ideas than she has time to write. Alison’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, Parenting Magazine, The New Jersey Monthly and several other publications, including several celebrity interviews. Her one-act plays have been produced in New York and her short stories published in Common Ties and Sinner+Saint Press.

Moe: When did you know you wanted to be a writer?

Alison Ashley Formento: I’ve always written, so there was never an “aha, this is my career!” moment. Even when I’m not working on a story or magazine article, I keep a journal, write poetry—fairly bad stuff—whatever, just to keep writing.

Alison Formento, writerMoe: Describe three lessons you have learned about writing?

Alison Ashley Formento: I’ve learned that I must keep a writing schedule for myself or it’s too easy to procrastinate and that it’s important to take a walk, bike ride or swim–just get away from my desk–to work out new ideas before sitting at the keyboard. And I’ve learned that seeing my by-line inspires me to write more. That little ego-thrill can be a real incentive to pitch new ideas.

Moe: What are you working on now?

Alison Ashley Formento: I’m working on a third draft of a middle grade novel, preparing it for agent submissions and I’m four chapters in on a new young adult novel. And I’m working on two magazine articles, too.

Moe: Do you have a favorite writing related book?

Alison Ashley Formento: My favorite writing related book changes, but at the moment, it’s Writing The Breakout Novel Workbook by Donald Maass. It’s been a great boost, especially on my new work-in-progress.

Moe: What is your favorite writing website?

Alison Ashley Formento: One of my favorite writing websites is agent Kristen Nelson‘s. Having pitched my work to her at a writer’s conference and receiving really valuable feedback, I have a great deal of respect for her and this informative site.
Moe: Do you have an important BIW tip you’d like to pass along?

Alison Ashley Formento: A BIW tip? The more you write, the more you write.

Visit Alison Ashley Formento’s blog.

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  1. Kimberly Dawn Wells says

    October 2, 2007 at 8:04 am

    “The more you write, the more you write.”

    Great tip!

    Reply
  2. Alison Ashley Formento says

    October 2, 2007 at 4:19 pm

    Moe, credit to you for making me sound real. Thanks for interviewing me and for all you do for BIW.

    Back to writing…

    Reply
  3. Moe says

    October 2, 2007 at 5:37 pm

    You’re welcome Alison. Thanks for participating. I love reading all the pov on writing.

    Reply
  4. Alex says

    March 30, 2010 at 5:15 pm

    im mrs. formento's son……lol u can imagine how weird this is for me. iv given mom a lot o good ideas fr books and stuff but the funny thing is i never read any books! someday i''ll just have to pick up "This Tree Counts"

    Reply

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