Happy Monday Beautiful

Happy Monday, Beautiful

First, a quick pick-me up because it’s Monday and I’m pretty sure some of you might like it (I know I do!): So, how many of my many author tasks did I finish this weekend? Here’s a recap: Seaside Valleria 1 – I needed to review my copyeditor’s comments, which I did start doing. I […]

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Perfect or Progress, a post by Marianne Knightly

Progress Not Perfection

Which is better? Progress or perfection? We can all guess the answer, right? Well, my brain was having issues with that Saturday. I have been afraid to fail in the past (one of the reasons I waited so long before I started writing), and I would often use perfection as an excuse. Writing, then revising,

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Weekends Dont Exist, a post by Marianne Knightly

The Truth About Weekends

The truth about weekends is… …that the weekend is a myth. It’s something we’ve lulled ourselves into thinking will be a relaxing few days at the end of the week, when we all know they’re not most of the time. There are family commitments, errands to run, kids to manage if you’ve got some (I

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Why Romance?

Greetings, Vallerians!   Question for today: Why did I start writing romance? Short answer: Because I loved reading it! Want a longer answer? Okay, here goes… There are a lot of completely fabulous authors out there. Being an author doesn’t make me like books any less, though sometimes I might not have the time to

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Coffee Cup (c) KostyaKlimenko

The Daily Grind

Greetings, Vallerians! Today’s post gives you a look at my daily life. I don’t write full time (yet!) so I have to keep the day job while pursuing my dream. I have a lovely day job (I work for a nonprofit) and I can telework (or work from home) a fair amount, which makes it

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Gabriel and Genevieve's Family Trees (Marianne Knightly's Valleria)

Family Tree: King Gabriel

Greetings, Vallerians! First, a quick housekeeping item: the winner of the last giveaway was Katika F.! She won the Vallerian-inspired Keep Collective bracelet. I’ve got more giveaways planned for this year, so stay tuned! I also want to apologize for the lack in posts recently. Life kicked my ass the first few months of the

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