Murder She Writes – Original Sin

. . . I’m not talking about your children! There’s a phrase writers use in the revision process: Kill Your Darlings. That a descriptive paragraph

June 17, 2010 Allison Brennan

Stephen King has said that the short story is a lost art. King is the master of the short story; in fact, my favorite King

April 22, 2010 Allison Brennan

I rarely comment about reviews I receive for my books because reviews are generally one person’s opinion. I can take the bad reviews with the

April 08, 2010 Allison Brennan

Catholics aren’t supposed to be superstitious. (I can hear a lot of you laughing out there, because the Irish are mostly Catholic and the Irish

March 25, 2010 Allison Brennan

Sometimes, I’m at a loss of what to say. Those who know me well are laughing right now–Allison can always find something to say! But

January 28, 2010 Allison Brennan

So much is going on right now, I barely have time to breathe let alone think about a blog topic! And to follow our new

January 14, 2010 Allison Brennan

Here’s one of my favorite posts of the year . . . well, last year. I wrote this at the end of 2008, but I’m

December 31, 2009 Allison Brennan

Most of the regular readers of this blog know about how a book becomes a book: a writer writes it and revises it in her

November 05, 2009 Allison Brennan

First, the winners from two weeks ago . . . Shanae, Deb C. and Sabrina!!! If you’d like a copy of FEAR NO EVIL, email

October 22, 2009 Allison Brennan

I’m in the middle of completely redesigning my website. Okay, I’m not the one doing the design–I hired someone for that–but I am working on

September 23, 2009 Allison Brennan

Original Sin