Changes are coming out every day for me, and so I had to come here and write a little bit about it. Young Marianna right now must be completely speechless — I know that I am — and nothing makes me happier than knowing that I am still a step closer to the woman I always wished to be. While little Marianna — yes, the one that brought me to write this blog post here — is probably jumping around the house, the adult one needs to keep herself together and just focus on what’s coming: my first book next month.

A House of Scarlet Souls

A House of Scarlet Souls, or AHOSS as I call it know, is an Urban Fantasy book for release on October 15th. The publisher is my own company Artbiscus, to launch the publishing side of the media&entertainment company.
It’s available in multiple stores as Paperback, Hardback and Ebook. Some stores include Waterstone, Amazon and Apple books.

Rare are the Instances when reality turns into Imagination.

Veronika must have heard it many times, but somehow, she never understood its meaning. How could she? After all, there was nothing she ever deemed impossible. Nothing she ever thought impossible to achieve. She was a huntress before everything else and had been trained to be the best on every occasion. There was no space for error, not that she ever wanted to. That was the only thing Veronika could do to protect her mother. Her mother and – alas – save mere humans from the dangers of the cursed creatures. Their existence was a treat; that’s what she has always believed.

But training to take a life and actually doing it are two different things. There was no space for sentimentalism in their job. And especially no time for brooding over the consequences. But for Veronika, finding the real monster is a task far more complex than she had ever expected. And for what’s worthy, being one herself has never been specifically part of her plans.

All it takes is a single night. A single, unimaginable night to change all she ever believed and to answer a not-so-simple question: what is real, and where is the lie?

My excitement

As I said, people — read it as my family — always told me to never give up. My journey as an actress is already challenging (lots of aspiring actors, limited casting and so on), but that doesn’t mean that I am not trying. I am just pushing a bit more every day, hoping to get somewhere and hoping that my work will finally see it through.
Currently looking for an agent, if I can spark your interest.

I think one of the reasons why I happen to love this story so much is because I see a lot of myself, of things that I keep close to my heart, in my story. I didn’t even notice those elements until I looked at the book after all the editing and I could see everything. Veronika’s journey of self-discovery and finding her place in the world is probably just much like mine and yours too. She has to adapt to the circumstances, finding herself and what she wants in life. It’s something that it’s part of all of us, in a certain way, even after we grow up.

I do hope that all of my work — this story exist before I even moved to England six years ago — will pay off, and that you all can enjoy it. I’m currently writing the third book, all while also working at my IRP for my University… lot’s of word document in my computer right now.

And you, is there a story you keep close to your heart?
Marianna