This is not a drill. I’m back, lovelies! 😘 How have you all been?
I’m sorry for vanishing just like that, but I hope you’re still here! Cliché as it might sound, the past year had been a rollercoaster ride for me — everything just seemed to happen, and very fast, and I was forced to just drop off and take care of my health.
Through all the bad times and the craziness of life, however, there were still plenty of things to be thankful for. Here are some photos of those happy moments!
Social Media Username Change
I've long wanted to have the same username across the major social media platforms, and, well, I thought now’s also the perfect time to make that change. And I thankfully found one to my liking! You can now find me under the name 🌀marienettist. It's a play on marionettist, which means a marionette's puppeteer 😉
I’m using each of those platforms in different ways, however, and I also have varying degrees of activity in each, so you can follow all of them if you like, or just one, or even just stick around here in the newsletter! My book reviews and lives go on Instagram, Twitter’s more for ramblings during the writing process, while TikTok’s just mostly for serenading vegetables and singing during work breaks. At some point I also hope to regularly post flash fiction pieces on Facebook, and readings or narrations on YouTube. Stay tuned! 🤞
Hotel Fen Sequel
The sequel to my Norse myth urban fantasy novel Hotel Fen was supposed to have been released last year. However, due to Life, we’ve had to put it off… to this month. 🙈 We’ll have more announcements and updates in the coming days, so stay tuned!
For a little teaser — remember the Barbie selfie generator that made the rounds recently? We popped in our “facecasts” (which we chose upon character creation based on either an actor/actress' overall vibe, a very particular role or look, or just because of an inside joke) of the sequel characters, and had a laugh at the results. 🤪
Silly Serenades
While I understood the importance and effectivity of TikTok for book marketing, I never really got the hang of it. As a reader, I actually don’t like scrolling through page flip videos and other BookTok drama trends; maybe it’s just me and my attention span, idk.
Then I started to miss singing. And my family and friends from home said they missed my singing. They even sent me song requests and all that. Then at some point hubby and I bought a keyboard…
Long story short, I’m now on TikTok. And here’s a video of me serenading vegetables, because you might’ve been wondering what I meant by that 🙊
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That’s all for now! I just really wanted to announce my return, and to say that I’ve missed you all. Please feel free to write me back, I would love to hear from you! 💕 Thanks for reading and talk to you again soon 😘
Marie xx