When I entered the author and blogging world over a decade ago, I started writing short fiction in addition to novels. Over the years, they accumulated in this space…over eighty were published here! Because they weren’t being widely read, I decided to take a step to reach more readers: put those stories into a single…
I’m very excited to announce that my top-rated novel, Dreams of Justice, will soon have a standalone sequel! Now available for pre-order, Dreams of Truth will be go live on November 19th. This story involves not one, but two, past-murder dreamers. Here’s the blurb: Victoria Martin has been having nightmares. Some nights, a faceless figure…
I’m thrilled to introduce my first middle-grade novel, Alejandro’s Coin, to the world. It will be released on April 2nd, and the ebook is available for pre-order now!
I love this review of The Note! The Note: A Historical Mystery by Allison Maruska
Me: *lifts rock under which I’d stored my blog* Me: *brushes off dirt, relocates roly poly into the grass* Me: *cracks knuckles* Remember when I used to write things? That was neat. Actually, I have been writing, and I’ll get to that in a bit. First, I thought I’d share what I’ve been up to…
Today’s the day! The Note: A Historical Mystery is officially part of the literary world. When I started writing it over a year ago, I had no idea how timely its story would be or how its release would be scarier than any I’ve done. Why would a book release be scary, you ask? For…
Last month, my friend Heather Kindt and I sold books at Albuquerque Comic Con, our fifth event where we shared table space, learned and relayed each other’s pitches, and vied for the attention of new readers. This being our fifth time selling together, in addition to each of us attending writing- and book-related conferences individually,…
*creeps up to dusty, neglected blog* *blows dust off neglected blog* *coughs* Much better. It’s strange to discuss the past year, isn’t it? For me, it was divided into two parts. The first part was filled with remote teaching and online tutoring, which, given the circumstances requiring those things, made me loathe my computer. Not…
Alternate title: You want me to drive where?? So over the holiday weekend, the fam and I went camping. It was the first camping trip for our now 4-month-old puppy, Brin. She is in the tent pic. It’s a “when you see it” kind of thing. I’m sharing this because the real story is in…
Last Friday was the last day of school, AKA my last day of work for the summer. I’ve been chewing on this post since before then, but because remote teaching has made me loathe my computer, it took this long to actually get the words down. I’m not saying my feelings are like that. But…
I had the privilege of reading early an absolutely adorable children’s chapter book. I even got my own, real copy. Neener neener. I’m reviewing Wishweaver, written and illustrated by J.H. Winter, as both an author and an elementary educator. In both arenas, Whimsy’s journey–and it literally is a journey–is one that will delight young readers…
Alternate title: Oh God a Post on Commas Whyyyyyyy Well, no. We don’t have to. But a couple of things happened recently that brought us here. The first was a response I left on Twitter. It was more a subtle jab at my grammar-nerdy self than an actual question (hence the lack of question mark).…
It is my privilege to share with you the story of an upcoming author who I don’t hesitate to say will be the next Stephen King. Matthew Crocker (follow him here) is well established in the writing community on Twitter, and while he’s been developing his craft, he hasn’t yet published any of his short…
How are you all faring in our social distancing efforts? Fortunately, cabin fever is the only type of fever affecting my family. We were going for walks if possible, but today’s weather looks like this. Happy first day of spring. So as I was scrolling through twitter and wondering what to do with my time,…
I’ve been quiet on the blogosphere lately, but that doesn’t mean things aren’t happening. For example, DOJ received its first Editorial Review from The Book Review Directory! Here’s part of it: Paranormal mysteries rely heavily on tight plotting and attention to detail, and in both respects this book hits the mark. Maruska used alternating timelines…
Allison Maruska 