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1206, 2018

What counts as character action?

Marie Parks/ June 12, 2018/ Writing Process/ 2 comments

Every Monday, Marie attends a fiction writing critique group, where she reads aloud a section of The Grigori and receives feedback from the other writers. Yesterday’s meeting raised an interesting question: “What counts as character action?”

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1006, 2018

Happy 5th birthday to the idea of The Grigori

Marie Parks/ June 10, 2018/ Writing Process/ 0 comments

It’s been five whole years to the day since we first started rattling around the idea for The Grigori. In celebration, we’re sharing with you a (mostly) unedited transcript of our instant messenger on June 10, 2013.

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Marie at the @writing_excuses Retreat in Utah this Marie at the @writing_excuses Retreat in Utah this week, learning how to write more compelling animals. She's also been kicking 🍑 on her heist wordcount. This is Marie with Coco Skywalker, the Eurasian Eagle Owl.
UNRELENTING is available at the Albuquerque Public UNRELENTING is available at the Albuquerque Public Library! Thank you @abqlibrary for making the novel available!! #supportpubliclibraries
Our May newsletter went out today, and it containe Our May newsletter went out today, and it contained goodies like the working title of UNRELENTING's sequel and a chance to listen to the first episode of our new podcast, coming soon! To sign up for our newsletter to get future updates, visit the link in our bio / https://thegrigoribooks.com/newsletter
Fun to find UNRELENTING in the wild! Thanks for sh Fun to find UNRELENTING in the wild! Thanks for shelving it and supporting local authors @page1books and @organicbooks ! 📚
Running an @abqcomcon with other local SF/F author Running an @abqcomcon with other local SF/F authors this past weekend was a blast! Marie was also giving out excerpts of her current work in progress (a fantasy heist!) as an elaborate business card.
Unrelenting is officially the WINNER of the 2022 N Unrelenting is officially the WINNER of the 2022 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards for best LGBTQ title! We are also a finalist in the Fiction - Sci-Fi/Fantasy and First Book NM categories. (We found out a couple of weeks ago, but totally forgot to post the good news here!!) Thanks to everyone for your support and for believing in us. Most of all to @bookpipeline and @notapipepub 🤩
Our publisher has released some fun Unrelenting me Our publisher has released some fun Unrelenting merchandise! Visit @notapipepub to get yourself an Unrelenting tote or tee! There's even an apron!
We are in print for the first time! 🥳 The @ric We are in print for the first time! 🥳 The @riceuniversity Owlmanac Alumni News + Classnotes for Fall 2022 says, "A debut novel by @themarieparks (Martel; BA), "Unrelenting," was published by @notapipepub . "Unrelenting" is a contemporary fantasy thriller in which a woman's search for her missing sister leads to a carefully guarded plot tied to age-old magic. The novel was a finalist in the @bookpipeline Unpublished Manuscript Competition and is co-authored with @jessihonard ."
Now that the goods have been received, we can show Now that the goods have been received, we can show off the swag we sent to our top tier Patreon supporter this month. UNRELENTING Legos! 😍 We have now retired the swag tier on Patreon, but you can still get exclusive newsletters and monthly stories not published anywhere else. Join at patreon.com/jessiandmarie ✨️
UNRELENTING is a finalist in 3 categories for the UNRELENTING is a finalist in 3 categories for the 2022 Arizona New Mexico Book Awards! We will find out in mid-November if we have won! 🤩
Just mailed out some Unrelenting swag for our Patr Just mailed out some Unrelenting swag for our Patrons. Even Marie's dog, Mitchell, is a fan! If you aren't sticker-motivated, you might enjoy Patreon-exclusive perks like unpublished short stories, Unrelenting deleted scenes, deleted scenes from Unrelenting's sequel, and other tales! We update our Portal's Writing Archive area monthly with new reads. Plus, you can enjoy some free Unrelenting discussion prompts in the Portal! Our Patreon page is available via our bio link!
People LOVE to know about our cowriting style! We People LOVE to know about our cowriting style! We reveal all in the latest episode of @diymfa Radio. We invite you to check it out! Link in bio via the Unrelenting website media page! Have you ever considered cowriting? And if you aren't a writer, who is your favorite cowriting duo (other than us 😆)?
@themarieparks here 👋 I had the BEST time cel @themarieparks here 👋 I had the BEST time celebrating #independentbookstoreday with @titlewavebooksabq today! Thank you SO much to my friends who came by to show support. I am so grateful. 💛
It is SO fun to see pics of Unrelenting in the wil It is SO fun to see pics of Unrelenting in the wild! What % thru the book are you???
EDIT: Marie will be there from 10-3, not 10-5! Wa EDIT: Marie will be there from 10-3, not 10-5! Want a signed copy of Unrelenting? Swing by @titlewavebooksabq in Albuquerque, New Mexico this Saturday, from 10 to 5. Marie will be there signing books and cheering Title Wave Books on during Independent Bookstore Day!
We did it! 🎉 Actually, YOU did it! You made U We did it! 🎉 Actually, YOU did it! You made Unrelenting an Amazon bestselling book in 3 categories: ⚔️9 (paperback) in LGBTQ+ Action & Adventure Fiction 🏳️‍🌈 60 (paperback) and 83 (ebook) in LGBTQ+ Fantasy Fiction 🤩 91 (paperback) in New Adult + College Fantasy Thank you SO much for your support and for believing in us! We hope you are enjoying the book. 📙 #bookstagram #contemporaryfantasy #lgbtqfantasy #lgbtqfantasybooks #newadultfantasy #amazonbestseller #bookbirthday #urbanfantasy #urbanfantasybooks #amwritingfantasy #amreadingfantasy
Well, Unrelenting is officially HERE!!! Happy book Well, Unrelenting is officially HERE!!! Happy book birthday to us!!! We could never have made this happen without the support qnd love of our friends, families, @notapipepub and @bookpipeline We are also excited to announce that Unrelenting is officially an Amazon Bestseller. We can share the official rankings and fun tomorrow!
Tomorrow is THE DAY that Unrelenting is released i Tomorrow is THE DAY that Unrelenting is released into the world!⁠ ⁠ If you've already ordered your copy, you might have gotten a shipping confirmation that yours is on the way.⁠ ⁠ When your book arrives (or it shows up on your Kindle app), take a pic of your copy and tag us.⁠ ⁠ Thank you for all your support. Just 1 more day, woohoo!
Meet our amazing publishers! This is Ben and Vivec Meet our amazing publishers! This is Ben and Viveca of @notapipepub , who have tirelessly worked with us to make Unrelenting ready for human consumption!⁠ ⁠ Not only have they supported us with edits, plot ideas, cover layout, and question-answering (and wowee we had a lot of questions, since this was our first book)...⁠ ⁠ And not only have they stood beside us and honored (and shared!) our values, and made us feel SO positive about having ethical publishing partners...⁠ ⁠ They've been so extraordinarily kind and thoughtful and HUMAN through this entire process.⁠ ⁠ One small example: When I (Marie's writing this!) asked them for more time on a deadline because I had just learned I was getting divorced and moving to a new place, they were so compassionate. They assured me I could take all the time I needed. And then sent me Ben's book of poetry he'd written as he navigated his own divorce.⁠ ⁠ We've both been so impressed by how they conduct themselves and their publishing house, and we're grateful they saw something in our book.⁠ ⁠ Thank you, Viveca and Ben, for everything! Here's to more adventures together in the not-so-distant future!
Can you just IMAGINE how good Unrelenting is going Can you just IMAGINE how good Unrelenting is going to look on your bookshelf?⁠ ⁠ How do you organize your books?⁠ ⁠ 📗 Alphabetically?⁠ 📘 By genre?⁠ 📙 By what looks amazing?⁠ 📕 By what you're currently reading?⁠ 📒 By color?⁠ ⁠ Let us know in the comments!
It is legitimately shocking to us that our novel w It is legitimately shocking to us that our novel will be PUBLISHED and in your hands less than a week from now, on April 19th.⁠ ⁠ How do you plan to crack open your copy?⁠ ⁠ 🛏️ Cozy in bed?⁠ 🍩 With a tasty treat?⁠ 🐈 Curled up with your pet?⁠ ⁠ Or will you take the mood and ambience of Unrelenting to heart and, instead, read it:⁠ ⁠ 🌃 Creeping down an alleyway?⁠ 🕵️ As you solve mysteries?⁠ 🖤 Activating an age-old sinister magic?⁠ ⁠ Let us know in the comments!
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