It’s finally October! My favorite month of the year. Not only is it autumn but it ends with Halloween, the best holiday ever. I love this bit from Neil Gaiman’s short story, October in the Chair (Fragile Things, Harper Collins): October was in the chair, so it was chilly that evening, and the leaves were… Continue reading Happy October!
Author: Ally Malinenko
I live in Brooklyn which is good except when it’s not which is horrid. I’ve been writing for awhile, and have some stuff published and some stuff not.
I don’t like when people refer to pets as their children and I can’t resist a handful of cheez-its when offered.
I have a burning desire to go to Antarctica, specifically to the South Pole so I can see where Robert Falcon Scott died.
I like to read books. I like to write stories and poems. I even wrote some novels. You can read them.
The First Look Challenge: Lizzy Speare and the Hall of Hecate
In addition to letting me read her debut The Burning of Isobel Key (review here) Jen McConnel also tagged me in the First Look Challenge and well, once you’re tagged, you’re IT. That’s the rules, right? The way it works: You search your WIP for the word “look” and then post the scene it surrounds. I’ve got two novels… Continue reading The First Look Challenge: Lizzy Speare and the Hall of Hecate
Review: The Burning of Isobel Key by Jen McConnel
Hi folks. I was fortunate to get my hands on an ARC of Jen McConnel’s debut novel, The Burning of Isobel Key and I’m so glad I had the chance to read Lou’s story. Here’s the description: Lou is in the middle of a quarter-life crisis. Ever since college, she’s lacked direction, working as a clerk… Continue reading Review: The Burning of Isobel Key by Jen McConnel
Visiting Novel Reverie
The very awesome Denee invited me over to her place at Novel Reveries to talk about Lizzy Speare and the Cursed Tomb. Prior to, she reviewed my book. She asked me to write a synopsis in sonnet form. For those of you who don’t know sonnets contain the following: 1. 10 syllables per line 2. A… Continue reading Visiting Novel Reverie
Word Cloud
Word clouds are cool. I got this from my good friend Jes via Word It Out. They make word clouds out of text and Jess did it for her first book – Tab Bennett and the Inbetween – which you can (and should) buy here. Take my word for it, she’s very talented. So I borrowed her… Continue reading Word Cloud
Ally Malinenko 