Marié Asano

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Coffee and koi. ^^

#coffeedrinker #koipond #serene #collegespot #writingspace #writerfuel #writers #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram📝 #authorsofinstagram📚

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TBR Tuesday

I've never read this before in my childhood so I thought I would read it now in my adulthood. I've always wanted to read Ella Enchanted. I will try to post a review on it hopefully soon.

-Marié 😽🌸

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Motivational Monday

Always making my characters struggle.

What's the worst thing you've ever done to a character?

For me, it's probably killing them off. I've set one of my characters on fire. I won't say who though or from which WIP. I have some even more gruesome death scenes in my WIP but that seems to be the worst IMO.

- Marié 😽🌸

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Sagging middle syndrome -- the bane of many writers' existence. But I found that this tip has helped me a lot to figure out the direction of my WIP. It was something that I had to figure out for myself but has proven useful to my novel-writing endeavors.

What has helped you to combat sagging middle syndrome?

- Marié 💗😽🌸

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Minna-san konban wa!

Here are my reads for the week. I'm reading up on marketing. I will pick up the last two books in the series later.

What's on your #tbrlist for the month?

- Marié 💗😽🌸

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Minna-san, konnichi wa!

Here is a look at my current TBR for the month of March. I was itching for some nonfiction books on marketing to help me grow as a writer and as a slightly more knowledgeable person. 😊Can't wait to get reading!!!

What are your #tbrgoals for the month?

- Marié 💗😽🌸

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Minna-san, konnichi wa!⁠

I am back with another motivational quote to get us through the week. I hope to get back into blogging too either sometime in March or April. 🤞⁠

- Marié 💗😽🌸⁠

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#motivationalmonday #inspirationalquote #motivationalquote #quoteforwriters #emilydickinsonquote #drinkingcoffee☕ #garfieldsyndrome #wip #writers #writingcommunity #aspiringauthors #selfpublishing #indiewriter #indieauthor #writersofinstagram📝 #authorsofinstagram📚

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Happy Belated New Year! I am going to take some time off posting this month as I am busy packing and cleaning out my home. I will be moving next month and won't have much time to dedicate towards posting regularly.

- Marié 🌸

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Motivational Monday

Sorry, this went up late. ^^

I am currently resting and recovering from Christmas. It takes so much energy to spend time with ppl. Lol!

How is the start of your week going?

- Marié 🎄🦌❄

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Book Teaser Thursday

Here is another character aesthetic for FBD. Lydia Walsh-Bradstone is Vivian's surrogate mother. She was born August 26, 1821, is a Virgo and is 69 years old. She took Vivian in when she was 16 and helped to take care of her daughter. She is also a widow as her husband Leonard got sick and passed away, and she was never able to conceive any kids of her own, so she sees Vivian as a daughter. She and Vivian don't always see eye to eye when it comes to life and society, but they still care about each other and see each other as family.

- Marié 🎄🦌❄

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Writerly Wednesday

At the moment, I'm currently sporadic with when creativity hits and when I have time to write. However, I do notice that I do get creative and prefer to write at night. I get too distracted to write during the day and the kids in the apartment are really noisy during the day. Also, the short story that I'm currently writing has been written at nighttime. Literally stayed up till 5 AM writing it. Lol!

- Marié 🎄🦌❄

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Motivational Monday

Happy Monday!!! ^^

- Marié 🎄🦌❄

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Writerly Wednesday

Here is a quote from one of the characters of FBD, Aanya Singh. Aanya is Vivian's best friend, a psychic, empath, Libra, shop owner, and a pure soul. She looks at the good, forgets the bad, and sees things through rose-colored lenses. She is one of my favorite characters in the series. 

🔮🌞🌺

- Marié 🎄🦌❄

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Writerly Wednesday

Past tense or present tense? I prefer to read and write in the past tense. It just feels more natural to me as I find the present tense to be jarring. Back then when I first started writing my first manuscript, I kept bouncing back and forth between past and present tense not paying much attention until my creative writing professor pointed it out. Lol! I hadn't realized the inconsistency and that I needed to be consistent in my tenses.  🤭

- Marié 🎄🦌❄

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TBR Tuesday

My reading list is really simple and short this month. Just one novel, a collection of short stories, and a nonfiction book, while I focus on things in my personal life. ^^

- Marié 🎄🦌❄

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Monthly Goals

Here are my monthly goals for this month. Most of this consists of organization. I can't wait. Decluttering and organizing my laptop and bedroom will declutter and organize my mind and make focusing on my WIP so much easier. ^^

What are your #goals for this month?

- Marié 🎄🦌❄

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Motivational Monday

Been taking a step back from my outline to focus on organizing my laptop, home, and life. Lol! In that order. I will resume my outline by the new year once everything is organized and my mind is free of disarray. ^^

- Marié 🎄🦌❄