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Franny Marie

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May 29, 1991

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Suspense, Dark Urban Fiction, Horror

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Caregiver, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, and Horror Writer.
Podcaster, Motivational Speaker.

Podcast: Determination Over Fear

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Average rating: 4.05 · 107 ratings · 64 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Innocence: A Novella (Initiation Trilogy #2) 3.64 avg rating — 36 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales of the Night: A Collection of Short Stories by Dawn Brazil (Goodreads Author), Sam Destiny (Goodreads Author), B.A. Dillon (Goodreads Author) 4.70 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Initiation: A Novella (Initiation Trilogy #1) 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Summer Came Calling: An Anthology of Short Stories by Lottie Cannon (Goodreads Author), Sam Destiny (Goodreads Author), C.J. Hart (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Camp Nightmare: A Short Story 3.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inception: A Novel (Initiation Trilogy #3) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Writing/Life Updates!

Hiii!

I never posted a blog on here before so I thought why not post an update?

First off, I wanna say, thank you for your patience. I know I unpublished all of my works in 2017 and now we're in August 2023 lol

So where have I been and what have I been up to???

Well, one I've been doing my regular caregiver duties.
Second, both of my parents have passed away a few years ago, so now it's just me and Read more of this blog post »

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“I think all writing is a disease. You can't stop it.”
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“Everyone has talent. What's rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads.”
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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
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