Martha J Allard
Flash Fiction. In General
I’ve been writing flash fiction over the last year or so, and I’m starting to collect it into a book. I love all short stories. They give...
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Martha J Allard
- Nov 26, 2021
- 2 min
Craft and Writing
I've been writing stories since I was twelve. Like most people, I read and read through my childhood. But it's not all I did. My mother...
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Martha J Allard
- Sep 17, 2021
- 1 min
You're invited!!
As the picture below indicates, I have a reading on October first with all of these great women and non-binary authors. Please join us on...
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Martha J Allard
- Jul 15, 2021
- 2 min
I'm at the end. But I'm not done. (and a small excerpt)
This is the day. I've finally gotten to the end. the actual end. Of the big novel. I'm not done with it. I'm going to start with chapter...
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Martha J Allard
- May 23, 2021
- 2 min
The color of my ink: Navigating my way out of Covid.
I love fountain pens. I love watching the shimmer of the words as the ink dries in the wake of the nib across the page. I love the stains...
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Martha J Allard
- Mar 7, 2021
- 2 min
In Praise of Misunderstood Characters
I was having a conversation last week, or it could have been the last month-who remembers what even time is anymore, right? What were we...
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Martha J Allard
- Feb 28, 2021
- 2 min
Fragments: a tiny piece of my wip; The NIght Was Not
This is a little bit on my novel in progress, "The Night Was Not." The first bit is just a little context: Kerry Hazard thought he had...
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Martha J Allard
- Jan 23, 2020
- 2 min
Remember that sequel? And a couple of reading recs while you wait.
I know, I know. I promised the sequel to Speak My Name at the beginning of this month. I mean, I wasn't worried. It was half written,...
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Martha J Allard
- Nov 17, 2019
- 3 min
Blog Takeover: Welcome Author Ravyn Crescent!
When the Devil comes knocking, a choice must be made. Ravyn Crescent stopped by to talk about her new novella. Hi Rayven, we can't wait...
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Martha J Allard
- Oct 17, 2019
- 2 min
Building this World
I've released a lot of stuff in the last few months. My short story collection, Psychic Surgery, came out at the beginning of summer, and...
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Martha J Allard
- Apr 26, 2019
- 2 min
The I-word
I just wrote a blog about selling books for the Flint Area Writers blog. Really, it was about selling my own books, and how uncomfortable...
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Martha J Allard
- Apr 13, 2019
- 2 min
IT'S NEW BOOK DAY!!
This is a collection of stories about being lost, and being found. They are myths retold through the lens of a new century. Here you’ll...
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Martha J Allard
- Mar 20, 2019
- 3 min
A Winding Tale of Influence
When people asked me, in my former life, to recommend a book, I had two lists in my head. The first were the sure sales, the easy ones....
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Martha J Allard
- Sep 26, 2018
- 2 min
why I never told:
Tigger warning: rape and rape denial Why did I never tell? I’m sick of that question. Why didn’t I tell that I was raped? Twice? Because...
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Martha J Allard
- Sep 25, 2018
- 1 min
First of All, it was October......
Yes. October will be busy for this writer! On Friday October 12th I will be with the Flint Area Writers at the Flint Art Walk. Stop into...
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