Marquessa is a storyteller.
A voracious reader at an early age, she discovered that the pages of a novel could be a sweet escape into exciting worlds beyond her own. Little House on The Prairie, Nancy Drew and Sweet Valley High were just a few of her favorite books growing up. It was only when she fell in love with “I Know Why The Caged Birds” that she realized just how hungry she was for characters who looked more like her and narratives closer to what she could relate.
She quickly realized that she had the power to write the kinds of characters she wanted to see more of, like the characters in “How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents“, “Coffee Will Make You Black” and “The Joy Luck Club” and many others books that influenced her preference for novels with more of a cultural component.
Marquessa’s primary goal is to be a voice for characters that are just as beautiful and important as what is often considered as “more mainstream”. Her stories focus on contemporary career-minded and professional women who reflect modern day society and who just happen to be of a different “diverse” backgrounds.
Marquessa’s second goal is to cater to women want to see a little bit of themselves in the characters and stories she pens – stories that can be light & fluffy, dark and emotional, romantic and sexy and sometimes even inspirational.
When she is not out saving the world, Marquessa can be found curled up in bed with her laptop, chilling to one of her 70’s or 80’s playlists with a hot mug of something as she brainstorms the next cliffhanger to keep you coming back for more.
Marquessa is currently working on a free story on Wattpad so if you would like to keep up with her updates, sign up for her newsletter here.
You can also reach out to her on Twitter and Instagram.
Hello! I am new to the blogging world but I just wanted to say that your blog is absolutely beautiful! You’re such an inspiration! I am definitely following! 🙂
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Thanks mimikoiner! Glad to see you. I’m taking less time on the blog to concentrate on other things. Looking forward to visiting your space!
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I did not know your favorite color was purple.. what a coincidence!! I love what you have down with your blog… rocking the new theme ❤
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Ooohhh yes! Purple was my color before Prince laid claim to it. 😉
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The new about is amazing!!! I am totally loving the entire new look!! Great make over in progress 💙💙
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Thanka so much. Eventually I’ll condense it but for now, I’m good to go.
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Hi Marquessa,
Nearly two years ago, when you were still hosting your Song Lyrics Sunday, I submitted a story in response called “The Demon in the Mask.” I just wanted to thank you because a much more polished version is being published in late September/early October by Cloaked Press in an anthology called “Fall into Fantasy 2019:” https://poweredbyrobots.com/2019/09/11/my-short-story-the-demon-in-the-mask-will-appear-in-the-cloaked-press-anthology-fall-into-fantasy-2019/
I thought you’d like to know that at least one story you inspired went on to see a reality within the pages of a book. I appreciate what you did for a lot of us when we participated in your challenges.
Cheers,
James
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Wow! That’s awesone James! Congratulations!!! So happy for you!💜
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Another one of the stories I wrote in response to a prompt of yours has been published. It’s as much your victory as mine: https://poweredbyrobots.com/2020/01/01/stop-me-from-falling-published-in-the-devils-doorbell/
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Wow James! That’s amazing. Congrats and here’s to many more!!!
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