About
Hi there, I’m Marie (she/her)! 👋🏻
I’m a fantasy + sci-fi + horror author living with my dogs in New Mexico. I landed here after traveling full-time in an RV for years.
My debut novel, Unrelenting, was co-written with Jessi Honard and was published by Not a Pipe Publishing in 2022.
I’ve had a short career so far, but it’s already been exciting. Unrelenting was the winner of the 2022 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards in the category of Gay/Lesbian (LGBTQ) and a finalist in the categories of Fiction: Sci-Fi/Fantasy and First Book NM.
In addition, I was a finalist for the 2021 Futurescapes Award for Most Promising New Author for my yet-unpublished fantasy heist, Flightless. And I was a finalist for the 2020 Book Pipeline Unpublished Contest in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy category.
My writing uses speculative fiction to dive into topics like social justice, the environment, and the power of friendship.
As the co-owner of North Star Messaging +Strategy, a content marketing agency formed in 2010, I’m passionate about helping CEOs brand their voice and freelance writers succeed financially.
When I’m not writing, I love to hike, camp, travel, and chow down on New Mexico green chile.
Description of Pictures Below:
- Beaching it up in Belize with friends from the 2021 Writing Excuses Retreat crew, including writers Dan Wells, Spencer McTavish, Daniel Eavenson, Jessi Honard, and Nat Harry.
- Goofing around with Patrick Rothfuss at 2019 Writing Excuses Retreat.
- Hanging out with Unrelenting co-author, Jessi Honard.
- Hosting an author booth at the 2019 New Mexico Comic Expo.
- Meeting Melinda Snodgrass at 2018 Southwest Writers Conference.
- Hiking in Palo Duro Canyon, Texas.
- Exploring Mexico with writers, Sweth Chandramouli and Daniel Eavenson.
- Grinning with author and publisher, Geoff Habiger of Artemesia Publishing.
- Hosting an author signing in 2022 for Independent Bookstore Day.
