by Christie Meierz | Feb 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Kirkus Reviews gave me a Valentine’s Day gift in the form of a wonderful review, quoted in full below: “In the first in a series, Meierz’s debut, a rich sci-fi love story about a female teacher sent to a foreign planet to tutor the daughter of its rulers...
by Christie Meierz | Feb 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Marann made it into the second round! You can find the rest of the novels that made it into the second round here. For those unfamiliar with it, Amazon invites authors to submit unpublished and self-published (provided they retain all rights) books to their Amazon...
by Christie Meierz | Dec 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
This little scene occurs during Marianne’s first few days on Tolar. It’s not in the book. All those Christmas presents, Marianne thought. And she hadn’t been allowed to bring a single...
by Christie Meierz | Dec 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’m doing my New Year’s Eve reflections on the past year a little early. Honestly, when I released The Marann, I expected it to fail. I thought, My friends and relatives will buy this, I’ll sell maybe a couple dozen copies, and it will sink without a...
by Christie Meierz | Dec 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
Marianne looked around at the other passengers gathering in the seating compartment. The ship was rather a lot like a high-class passenger train in space, with sections fitted together as need arose:...