by Chrism Press | Sep 22, 2022 | Speculative Fiction
Mary Jessica Woods writes: I am absolutely thrilled to reveal “Trallak Tree,” an original song written by myself and my extremely talented friend, Ethan Rogers. This collaboration was a blast, and I could not image a more fitting musical setting for my alien lullaby....
by Mary Jessica Woods | Aug 10, 2022 | Speculative Fiction
MARKMAKER BY MARY JESSICA WOODS IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER! CLICK HERE. When I first began writing Markmaker, I had nothing but a name and a premise: Mariikel Serix, an alien tattoo artist who had broken his oath to paint the truth. I didn’t know why he was an...
by Chrism Press | Aug 10, 2022 | Speculative Fiction
Markmaker by Mary Jessica Woods is now available for pre-order! Click here. Tell us about your book. Markmaker tells the story of Mariikel Serix, an alien tattoo artist living in a society where everyone’s life history is written on their skin. He is devoted to...
by Chrism Press | Jul 26, 2022 | Speculative Fiction
There are plenty of sci-fi stories about aliens. But there aren’t many novels about alien tattoo artists. The unique focus of Markmaker demanded an equally distinctive cover. This task combined the vision of the author, Mary Jessica Woods, with the...
by Chrism Press | Mar 2, 2022 | Company News, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery Fiction, Speculative Fiction
After our highly successful publishing debut in 2021 that included the acclaimed historical romance debut of Rhonda Ortiz and the continuation of the illustrious Catholic Gothic tradition of Eleanor Bourg Nicholson, Chrism Press is thrilled to continue...