Sign in with Facebook
Catherine Downen’s Followers (179)
2,472 books
|
349 friends
161 books
|
196 friends
74 books
|
641 friends
54 books
|
682 friends
83 books
|
1,113 friends
256 books
|
816 friends
2,973 books
|
670 friends
125 books
|
576 friends
More friends…
Catherine Downen
Goodreads Author
Born
in The United States
Website
Twitter
Genre
Member Since
March 2020
Self-Publishing: My Truth
The Markings is my debut novel that I self-published in April 2020. I can hardly believe it's already been out for over a month. For a while there, a lot of my life was consumed with the publishing process, and now I'm finally getting back into my normal writing schedule. Since things have returned to *somewhat* normal, I've really been reflecting on the entire self-publishing journey. I wanted to
Read more of this blog post »
Catherine’s Recent Updates
|
Catherine Downen
is now friends with
A.W. Karen
|
|
“The future will remain unknown. It will remain a secret. A blank page that I get to write myself.”
― The Markings
― The Markings
“The highs. They don’t last long, but the effect they have on you does. So you learn to enjoy the highs and to make them last as long as possible, but you also learn to love the rain. You learn to love the sound of it as it pours down on the rocks and the creek. You learn to love it like a song the clouds above are singing for you. And that’s how you survive. In this hand of cards, you don’t live. You survive. And I think that’s been the hardest part of it all. To go from being a kid, living a safe and stable life, to being tragic, broken, and having to just simply survive. Just survive.”
― The Markings
― The Markings
“My mother, father, and Titus may not be there with me like I had envisioned in my head, but I will see the island’s edge. I will see just how blue the water is.”
― The Markings
― The Markings
Topics Mentioning This Author
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The World- wide C...: New releases! | 15 | 12 | Aug 18, 2021 02:39PM | |
| The Pizza Shop Ch...: Current Reads | 11 | 21 | Jul 04, 2023 10:57AM |
“My brain sees him as a threat, as the enemy, a guard at the castle, but my heart feels he is a friend. The question is, which one is right?”
― The Markings
― The Markings
“My mother, father, and Titus may not be there with me like I had envisioned in my head, but I will see the island’s edge. I will see just how blue the water is.”
― The Markings
― The Markings
“I take in a deep breath of cool night air and force my mind to focus on running. Right foot. Left foot. Right foot. Left foot. Breathe in. Breathe out. Right. Left. In. Out. Right. Left. In. Out. I fall into a steady pattern as the sounds of our feet smacking against the wet mud consumes me.”
― The Markings
― The Markings
“The future will remain unknown. It will remain a secret. A blank page that I get to write myself.”
― The Markings
― The Markings
“For the longest time, the only sounds are my breathing and the taps of rain on the river; a mix of beautiful sounds that consume me.”
― The Markings
― The Markings
Authors & Reviewers
— 11050 members
— last activity 39 minutes ago
A&R is about helping authors promote their books. If you are a reviewer or a blogger, and you don't mind writing a honest review, then come and join u ...more
Support for Indie Authors
— 16628 members
— last activity Feb 16, 2026 01:25PM
Officially 15k Members Strong & Climbing!! Building and supporting a community of self-published authors dedicated to both sharing experiences and le ...more
Addicted to YA
— 66117 members
— last activity 7 hours, 18 min ago
“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put bac ...more
How to Promote YOUR book on Amazon
— 8748 members
— last activity Feb 16, 2026 09:11AM
Are YOU an author? If so I am sure you are aware of how hard it can be to market your book successfully. There is so much you can do on Amazon.com to ...more
Indie and Self-Pub Book Corner
— 976 members
— last activity Jan 14, 2026 06:57AM
Why should major publishing houses determine everything we read? There are a lot of great stories out there, just waiting for readers to find them! Wr ...more
Crazy for Young Adult Books
— 12896 members
— last activity Dec 25, 2025 10:38AM
Buddy Reads: Requests - In Progress - Upcoming A-Z: 2024 Grp Page Count Challenge: 2024 Jan - March Qrtly Challenge: 2023 Series Challenge: 2024 Ge ...more
Indie Book Club
— 77 members
— last activity Jan 08, 2025 12:46AM
Indie authors have a hard time making their work be seen. So welcome to the book club where each month will be an indie book pick!
Book Haven
— 11291 members
— last activity 21 hours, 44 min ago
This is a group for people who enjoy many different genre's. If you are someone who appreciates a good book, regardless of the genre...this is the gro ...more
HeyitsCarlyRae Book Club
— 12 members
— last activity Jun 24, 2020 08:42AM
Hey it's Reading Time! If you follow me on Instagram, you know I love reading along with giving a voice to authors from around the globe. Whether yo ...more
The Best Literary Adventure
— 374 members
— last activity Nov 09, 2025 07:27AM
This is a group where authors, writers, readers can connect and share about their experience in publishing, writing and reading. Also, a place where e ...more
