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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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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 The novel was a finalist in the @bookpipeline Unpublished Manuscript Competition and is co-authored with @jessihonard ."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!
There's only ONE WEEK LEFT until Unrelenting hits There's only ONE WEEK LEFT until Unrelenting hits shelves!!!⁠ ⁠ This is a goal that we, @jessihonard and @themarieparks , have each had since we were little kids: to publish a book we're really proud of.⁠ ⁠ And we can't wait for you to read it.⁠ ⁠ Are we a little terrified of what you're going to think? Yep.⁠ ⁠ But we are mostly just grateful that you're along for the ride, and that you believe in us.⁠ ⁠ We believe in you, too. That's why we wrote this novel... for all of us!⁠ ⁠ If you haven't yet told us you've preordered the book, please DM us so we can make note in our "known pre-orders" tally. We appreciate you!
Hardbacks are HERE!⁠ ⁠ This was Marie's face t Hardbacks are HERE!⁠ ⁠ This was Marie's face the first moment she saw Unrelenting IN PERSON.⁠ ⁠ We're pinching ourselves that this is real!⁠ ⁠ If you want a copy, grab it with the link in our bio! ⁠ ⁠ And then tell us you got one, because we are trying to track preorder numbers.
We set our pre-order goal at 100 sales of Unrelent We set our pre-order goal at 100 sales of Unrelenting.⁠ ⁠ And thanks to our amazing friends and supporters, we have crushed that goal!⁠ ⁠ We've already sold 125 copies... THAT WE KNOW OF! (That's right, we can't track all pre-orders across all platforms, so we're relying on readers to directly tell us they've bought the book.)⁠ ⁠ Please help us reach our stretch goal of 150 purchases. You can help us in 2 ways:⁠ ⁠ 1) If you've already purchased Unrelenting, let us know in the comments, or DM one of the authors.⁠ ⁠ 2) If you haven't yet purchased the book, please grab your copy at https://thegrigoribooks.com/order-unrelenting, and then let us know you've ordered it.⁠ ⁠ Thank you so much for helping us launch our author careers!
Gaul is working with Detective Ivanova on Dahlia’s missing person case… but he stays in the shadows. 🤫⁠ ⁠ Bridget rarely gets to meet with him, and when she does, strange things happen. Things she can’t quite explain.⁠ ⁠ Can Bridget unveil the truth of what is really going on, before she gets sucked into a web of conspiracies and secrets?⁠ ⁠ Find out by pre-ordering Unrelenting today!⁠ ⁠ Link in bio! 👈
A dark alleyway appeared on her phone’s screen, A dark alleyway appeared on her phone’s screen, its rough brick walls gleaming as a fine rain fell. A puddle reflected the single light that flickered above a worn metal door. It was the kind of scene that would kick off an old noir film.⁠ ⁠ In the fourth second of the clip, a woman stepped into the alleyway from the quiet street beyond. Her face remained in shadow, a hood covering her hair. She cast her gaze over her shoulder once before wrenching open the heavy door and stepping through. Dim, hazy light shone from the window, then faded. The video ended.⁠ ⁠ Dahlia. There was no doubt in Bridget's mind.⁠ ⁠ ~~~~~⁠ ⁠ Pre-order your copy with the link in our bio!
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