heat, humour, and headstrong women
Allison Martin
Allison has lived a few different lives—had several careers, traveled widely, and had a variety of experiences in her three decades of life. She’s climbed mountains for fun, been flown out into the middle of the wilderness to find her way back to civilization, and hopped in boats with her partner for ten-day paddling trips down rivers in the middle of nowhere with nothing but themselves for survival (and a bottle of whiskey if we’re being honest). If the zombie apocalypse hit anytime soon, Allison’s your gal. These days, she lives a quieter life with her daughter, her dog, her partner, and all his camping gear. She lives in the north Canadian wilderness where the sun barely sets in the summer and winter is nine months long—if she’s lucky.
Allison has lived a few different lives—had several careers, traveled widely, and had a variety of experiences in her three decades of life. She’s climbed mountains for fun, been flown out into the middle of the wilderness to find her way back to civilization, and hopped in boats with her partner for ten-day paddling trips down rivers in the middle of nowhere with nothing but themselves for survival (and a bottle of whiskey if we’re being...
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Have you looked through my website yet and scratched your head, wondering what the hell I’m doing with my writing and why you’re even here?
You wouldn’t be alone, I assure you. If I had a quarter for every time I heard the advice to ‘niche down’ and choose a genre, I probably wouldn’t have to write.
I could live off the income of other writers telling me I’m doing it wrong.
The truth is that this has made my life harder. I don't disagree with these experts in the slightest. I believe the...
Every book I’ve ever written has started with a question.
What would happen if…Why do people…Is it bad when…Where do people turn to when…Who deserves…When is it okay to…How can someone…
When I began writing Wildfire, it was a women’s fiction. It was solely a story about a woman who would go to any lengths to protect her daughter, including the girl’s father. It was a story about a woman so closed off and afraid that she became the thing that she was scared of.
Throughout Wildfire, Briggs is...