What should such fellows as I do crawling between earth and heaven? We are arrant knaves all; believe none of us. Today is William Shakespeare’s 450th Birthday! To celebrate, I’m doing a Goodreads giveaway of 5 copies of Lizzy Speare and the Cursed Tomb. Why 5? Cause I can’t afford to give away 450… Continue reading 450 Years Old!
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London Liverpool LONG Recap
Oy, mates. So I’m back from my recent trip to London and Liverpool which was amazing. In fact, I dare say it will be a tough trip to beat. I just love London. My mother keeps insisting that I move there so she can have a reason to come visit me. We’ll just pretend that… Continue reading London Liverpool LONG Recap
Doctor, Doctor, Doctor
Hi. So it’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything on here because I’ve been mired in revisions on my current WIP but I wanted to come out of my dank dark cave to share a few things. There have been some new reviews of Lizzy popping up online. I posted them here but here’s a… Continue reading Doctor, Doctor, Doctor
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?
The title is an Einstein quote. Put on your smarty glasses kids. We’re gonna talk about Research. One of my favorite parts about writing a book is doing the research. When I was writing Lizzy I spent hours looking up mythological creatures and Shakespeare in the library. I used books like Barthe’s and the Encyclopedia… Continue reading If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?
Interview at Dab of Darkness
Hi folks. I’m over at Dab of Darkness talking about poetry and fiction and goats and why I’m obsessed with Robert Falcon Scott and this: Paper Heart which was published by Jersey Devil Press, was a story I was very proud of mainly because I had adopted a completely different writing style for that one and… Continue reading Interview at Dab of Darkness
Ally Malinenko 