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Blathering

I Want to Save the World

All the stories in my formative years were about people saving worlds. Alien worlds, this world, the future via time travel, the past to fix the present. My first forays into science fiction focused on world-ending disasters, too, because that Read more…

By Marie, 2 yearsNovember 21, 2023 ago
Announcement

What Even Is My Life?

Okay, so, I thought I had a bit of a break from appearances but then I remembered I’m me, and I say yes to everything? Gort, this better sell some books. Black Friday! November 24, I’ll be at Appletree Books Read more…

By Marie, 2 yearsNovember 15, 2023 ago
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Life

So, I went to China

Part of what drives me, that drives most of us, to science fiction is the desire to explore. To see new places and meet new people. Because some number of people really liked a particular story I wrote, I got Read more…

By Marie, 2 yearsOctober 30, 2023 ago
Writing

Querying a Novel

Blog topic suggested by Maura Yzmore So, I am not good at this, and have never successfully queried, but I’ll let you know what I’ve learned so far. Don’t Bury the Lede I was quite a ways into a timed Read more…

By Marie, 2 yearsOctober 11, 2023 ago
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Blathering

No One Is Judging You (Or at least very few)

One day I was chatting pleasantly with some work friends, and I mentioned how much I loved being able to bike to work in the mornings. One of my fellow workers whirled on me, angry, “I can’t bike to work! Read more…

By Marie, 2 yearsSeptember 28, 2023 ago
Blathering

I Won’t Recognize You

It may surprise you to learn that 99% of my anxiety at events is “what if I don’t recognize someone and they’re sad because I didn’t recognize them?” This has been my top worry since I was little Miss One Read more…

By Marie, 2 yearsSeptember 18, 2023 ago
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Writing

Can You Read My Story and Tell Me if it’s Any Good?

You wrote something. It’s good. So good it amazes you. You wonder if you might actually be able to sell this, become an author. You want to show it off. You have a friend who is a published author. Here Read more…

By Marie, 2 yearsSeptember 14, 2023 ago

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Events

Marie’s Calendar

  • Twinsburg Author Festival

    June 21, 2025  5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Twinsburg Public Library, 10050 Ravenna Rd, Twinsburg, OH 44087, USA

    To Register: https://twinsburglibrary.libcal.com/event/14587785

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  • Launch Party for Andrei and the Hellcats

    July 2, 2025  10:00 pm - July 3, 2025  12:30 am
    Loganberry Books, 13015 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44120, USA

    • 6-7PM for refreshments/hob-nob hour in the gallery
    • 7-8PM for the actual sit-down event/reading/Q&A
    • 8-8:30PM for signing line
    • everyone out the door by 8:30.

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  • InConJunction

    July 4, 2025 - July 6, 2025  
    Wyndham Indianapolis Airport – 2544 Executive Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46241

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  • MFA Residency

    July 14, 2025 - July 24, 2025  
    Ashland, OH 44805, USA

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  • Confluence

    July 25, 2025 - July 27, 2025  
    Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel 1160 Thorn Run Road Extension. Coraopolis, PA 15108

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  • WorldCon

    August 14, 2025 - August 17, 2025  
    Seattle

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  • DragonCon

    August 28, 2025 - September 1, 2025  

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  • Cleveland Inkubator

    September 12, 2025 - September 14, 2025  
    Cleveland Public Library, 325 Superior Ave, Cleveland, OH 44114, USA

    All weekend free literary conference at the downtown library!

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