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Writing

My 2024 Author Year in Review

It’s that time! Looking back, it was a chaotic year. I worked harder at self-promotion, I had ten stories come out, but my year was really marked by teaching. I taught: Not to mention all the panels I did at conventions! I feel like I was more of a public Read more

By Marie, 1 yearDecember 9, 2024 ago
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Writing

Award Eligibility Post for 2025

Novel Andrei and the Hellcats came out in 2025 and it is therefore eligible for all the 2025 awards! Andrei is a sex robot who loves his job, but then an evil queen kidnaps his sister-robot, and he must set forth armed only with his fashion sense and a space Read more

By Marie, 8 monthsOctober 1, 2025 ago
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Writing

How to Get Hits on Instagram

My publicist told me that Instagram was the #1 most important social media. It has the largest user-base, and more importantly, the largest book-buying user-base. Bookstagram all the way. So, I resolved to post more often to Instagram. The first thing I did was tie my Instagram to my Facebook Read more

By Marie, 7 monthsOctober 29, 2025 ago
Writing

The “We Have Always Been on Book Tour” Book Tour

OK! Having finished up the book tour for “Andrei” what feels like five seconds ago, it’s time to start planning events for Multitude, which comes out April, 2026. Genre Talk: Speculative Fiction Authors – Cuyahoga County Public Library. January 24, 2026  2:00 pm – 3:00 pmSouth Euclid – Lyndhurst Branch Library Green Road Read more

By Marie, 7 monthsNovember 18, 2025 ago
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My Year in Rejectomancy – 2025

With all the MFA-earning, Book-promoting, and Day-job-having, I still managed to apply myself to submitting new material for publication, with the usual result of a wealth of data to fuss over instead of writing! Yay! Let’s get to the particulars. Poetry: I submitted individual poems 72 times for 3 acceptances, Read more

By Marie, 5 monthsDecember 29, 2025 ago

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Events

Marie’s Calendar

  • Tools to build your comic or game world

    June 5, 2026  8:00 am - 9:00 am

    Nebula Conference Virtual Panel

    7:00 AM – 8:00 AM, (Sunrise Virtual) Panel 2-1 – Tools to Build Your Comic and Graphic Novel Worlds

    With Will McDermott, Marie Vibbert, Kit Anderson, and Stewart Baker.
    Are you an aspiring comic book or game creator? Or maybe you have a little experience under your belt but could use some advice on how to do it better? Join our panel with gamer and author Will McDermott (Threshold) and author Marie Vibbert (Multitude) for a hands-on panel to get you started or help you improve your workflow.

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  • How to get your Next Big Break

    June 5, 2026  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Virtual Nebula Conference Panel: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM, (Virtual) Panel 2-8 – How to Get Your Next Big Break As A Speculative Fiction Author

    With Wole Talabi, Stewart Baker, Marie Vibbert, David Anaxagoras, and Joyce Reynolds-Ward.
    Authors are always looking for the next mountain to climb, a way to break out of the rut they’re in and level up. Successful authors are joined by Nebula finalists share their own struggles and successes, and discusses how to break old patterns and build yourself a bigger career as an SFF writer.

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  • Big Ohio Book Con

    June 5, 2026 - June 7, 2026  
    735 Lafayette Rd, Medina, OH 44256

    Find me in Green Aisle Number 4

    More info: https://www.bigohiobookcon.com/

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  • Twinsburg Author Festival

    June 23, 2026  5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Twinsburg Public Library 10050 Ravenna Rd. Twinsburg, OH 44087

    Authors set up after 5pm. Open to public 6:30pm

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  • Confluence

    July 24, 2026 - July 26, 2026  

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  • DragonCon

    September 3, 2026 - September 7, 2026  

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  • Signing at the Learned Owl Bookshop

    September 26, 2026  11:00 am - 1:00 pm
    204 N Main St, Hudson, OH 44236

    Join me in Hudson at a cute bookshop!

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