I often think about how far I’ve come. Progress can seem SOOOO slow, and taking time to reflect in different ways helps me realize I’m further along than I think I am. One of my favorite tools is a 5-year journal – where you enter a few lines each day, and you can see […]
Pre-Orders are live for the Brazenbourg Duet! Cover reveals and links below, along with answers to some of your questions!
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Updates on Marianne Knightly’s upcoming ebook, print, and audiobook releases.
March 2021 Updates Read More »
Hello 2021! Creatively, last year didn’t go so well. All of my plans went up in smoke (as did yours, I’m sure!), but this is a new year and I’m feeling very hopeful. The biggest personal changes that will (hopefully) help me this year are related to my health and day job. Last year, I
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I hope you all are doing okay, and are safe and healthy! Today, I’m sharing a super quick update on the audiobooks and pondering a larger question I hope you can help me answer. The big news is this: I have selected an audiobook narrator!!! I am soooo excited. As soon as I heard her sample
Should I crowdfund audiobooks? Read More »
I hope you all are doing okay, and are safe and healthy! I’m sharing another life and writing update today. PERSONAL LIFE The big news (and the main reason I didn’t post a blog in August) is that my father had his surgery. He had some complications afterwards but he’s doing really well now, which
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I hope you all are doing okay! Today I’m sharing another update. If you’re looking for updates on my writing, check out my last blog post for updates on my next spin-off series (including progress on Finn & Arianna’s Brazenbourg duet, though I’ll also talk a little bit about it here too). Today, I’ll share
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I hope you all are doing okay! Today I’m sharing a writing and life update. WRITING LIFE I have started writing again! My muse went into hiding in March and finally returned in May. I worked on a super-secret project I hope to share in a few months but, in the meantime, I’ve been writing
Writing & Life Update: June 2020 Read More »
Is anyone else feeling overwhelmed and anxious? I know I am, but I’m also hopeful. This pandemic will not be resolved in a few weeks, but it will eventually get better, and I keep reminding myself of that. It’s difficult for an author (or any business) to decide what to do during times like these.
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Happy October! Today, I’m sharing another look behind-the-scenes of my author life. So what author-y things did I do in September? Writing! I can’t share what I’m writing just yet, but (SPOILER ALERT) I’m actually writing 2 books at once! The next full novel release after Ethan’s will be a duet of books, where the
Author Life: September 2019 Read More »
Happy September! I’ve gotten some requests to post more about my author life and the day-to-day of writing, so I’ll be doing monthly posts going over everything I did in the previous month and giving you a behind-the-scenes look. You all seem to really enjoy my sharing these types of posts and content in the
Author Life: August 2019 Read More »
Only one day left in my #100Days series! Be sure to tune in tomorrow for a fun, final post. In the meantime, here’s an update on how my weekend went. Author-wise, it went pretty well! I had three big goals (write, edit, and design), and I managed to work on two of them (write and
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