Category Archives: Blogging about My Author Life

Catching Up and Valentine’s Giveaways

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Mari Manning

I must be an unrepentant optimist. I embrace January as the dawn of a new me. It sort of works, but hey, if you don’t overreach a little, you won’t get anywhere. I’m skipping my usual plans to lose 10 … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the debut of Stranger in My House

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Mari Manning

If you’d like to find out what happened before this and after, go here. Then pour yourself an ice tea, find a lounge chair under a shade tree and enjoy a lazy summer afternoon with a great read. You earned … Continue reading →

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Sold!

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Mari Manning

It’s official. I have sold my two romantic suspense novels to Entangled Publishing! That’s all I know right now, but the contract has been signed, and I submitted my manuscript to my editor, Terese daly Ramin. The books are Stranger … Continue reading →

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My Most Fascinating People of 2013

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Mari Manning

Another year has passed, and Barbara Walters has unveiled her “Most Fascinating People of 2013.” We will have to wait a few days to find out who is number one, I can tell you that she is fascinated by a … Continue reading →

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See My Guest Blog – Fountain of Inspiration

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Mari Manning

I am guest blogging today at Katherine Givens website. Katherine is a member of the Romance Writers of America and Romance Writers of America PRO. She has two novellas, one already released and another upcoming.  In Her Dreams (Harlequin Australia’s Escape … Continue reading →

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Why Girls Like Horses

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Mari Manning

If you are a regular reader of this blog or (even better) a regular reader of Mari Manning, you know that I am working on a series of romantic suspense novels that take place in Texas. The book I am … Continue reading →

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Win a Kindle

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Mari Manning

In honor of its first year, my publisher Crimson Romance is giving a away a Kindle, which will be loaded with all the books it published in the first year. How many? Over 400 … including mine! If you are … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary to Crimson Press

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Mari Manning

As you (hopefully) know, I am a romance author. My publisher, Crimson Romance, has published two of my books so far, Holding Out for a Hero and Angel Without Wings. Crimson Press is a new venture for F&W Media, and … Continue reading →

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The Really Truly Most Fascinating People of 2012

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Mari Manning

I read that Barbara Walter’s was going to let us know who the 10 most fascinating people of 2012 were. I did not see the list, but I suspect that it has the usual line up of over-exposed celebrities and … Continue reading →

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Last Night an Idea Snuck in My Head

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Mari Manning

Have you ever woken up in the morning to discover that sometime in the night a new idea or solution has snuck into your head. Please say yes, or I will have to find a shrink. Here’s what happened to … Continue reading →

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