publishing – Ally Malinenko

Edits on Broken Dolls are DONE DONE DONE

I feel like every blog post I post here is about how I have finished this book yet again. But here’s what happened – I sent in the draft that I finished after my beta readers read it. Everyone who read it loved it and said everything was working and it was really strong so… Continue reading Edits on Broken Dolls are DONE DONE DONE

New Book: Broken Dolls coming 2025 and updates!

Hi all It’s been a minute since I’ve posted anything here, I know. But we’ll get to that in a second. I have some good news! That’s right my third stand alone middle grade horror about grief, creepy dolls, and what it really means to be alive is coming out with Harper Collins in 2025.… Continue reading New Book: Broken Dolls coming 2025 and updates!

Books, readings, poetry, oh my

Oof. How the hell is it already October? It’s this election, guys. It’s killing me slowly. Speaking of I just spent a week in DC which deserves its own post but I have to say it was both amazing and surreal and sad to be there now. At one point I was standing in the… Continue reading Books, readings, poetry, oh my

Boys Don’t Cry: Sexism and Gender Representation in Publishing

I love reading to my niece. It’s one of my favorite things to do and last time I was at her house she picked a new book. It is the story of Duncan’s crayons who previously quit due to what they saw as unfair practices by Duncan. In this the crayon’s are all returning with… Continue reading Boys Don’t Cry: Sexism and Gender Representation in Publishing

Better Luck Next Year is officially for sale!

The writer Joanna C Valente said that “A trauma is a funeral for one; there is no one to mourn you but yourself. The coffin is empty, since you are still alive, but you must fill it with something, and that becomes your former self.” Or it becomes a book of poems. Better Luck Next… Continue reading Better Luck Next Year is officially for sale!