Hi folks. I’m over at Renata Barcelos’ blog talking about writing and Lizzy and all my strange little eccentricities and the best reader experience I’ve ever had. I had a woman come up to me once after a poetry reading and tell me that a specific poem about my mother’s battle with breast cancer is… Continue reading Visiting with Renata
Tag: Writing
Another Day
Good morning. It’s early, yet again and after a lovely vacation from my life, I’m up and back at it with Jeff Spurgeon’s dulcet tones and fantastic musical choices with me. And of course, June. I’m been really really lucky lately and got a few poems picked up in a few different places. They’re all in… Continue reading Another Day
Some Poems, Some Travels, Some Dead Butterflies
Hello folks. I’ve got some poetry for ya, dirt cheap right here. My many many thanks to the always dashing Jonathan at Unlikely Stories for accepting them. And also thanks to the always eloquent Jack at Gutter Eloquence for accepting these little poems for publication. I just returned from Pittsburgh where I was lucky enough to stand… Continue reading Some Poems, Some Travels, Some Dead Butterflies
Visiting Crafting Magic
The very lovely Ms. Jen and I spent some time talking about my upcoming novel Lizzy Speare and the Cursed Tomb at her blog Crafting Magic. It’s due out in September but if you want a sneak peek about the plot or my influences or why I write in a closet – all those goodies are… Continue reading Visiting Crafting Magic
Got a plot problem?
Yo! I’ll solve it. Check out the hook while the DJ revolves it. (That’s my first Vanilla Ice reference for the day. Sadly, it probably won’t be my last.) I have trouble with linear thinking – in life in general – but most decidedly in writing. I can’t seem to keep all my little ducks… Continue reading Got a plot problem?
Ally Malinenko 