*I had to update this post because I left out the best part! THE KID WHO CAME TO MY LAUNCH!* On September 30th, I had what was easily one of the best days of my life. Broken Dolls my third middle grade novel was released and I had my book release at Twisted Spine –… Continue reading UPDATED!!!!!Welcome to the World Broken Dolls
Tag: Writing
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
Broken Dolls draft is done! Also Stephen King wants to read my book!
Yeah. You read that correctly. He followed me on Twitter over the summer, after listening to Neil and Nat and I discuss his novel IT on Neil’s podcast Talking Scared which was of course thrilling. And now, he wants to read my book which is just….unreal I literally fell over when I saw it. And… Continue reading Broken Dolls draft is done! Also Stephen King wants to read my book!
2 Weeks Till THIS APPEARING HOUSE is out
Hi friends. It’s been a bit since I posted anything on here. Been busy with life, writing, managing my COVID depression. You know, the way we all have been but I realized that I never shared my illustrator Maike’s amazing sketches for the alternative covers for This Appearing House and I thought that might be… Continue reading 2 Weeks Till THIS APPEARING HOUSE is out
Ghost Girl is a Week Old
Phew! It has been a WEEK…and then some. Ghost Girl came out last Tuesday and the weekend before this magical thing happened And then THIS thing happened I was fine in the store believe it or not. But hours later, back home, it hit me hard. I did it. I did the THING. I made… Continue reading Ghost Girl is a Week Old
Ally Malinenko 