About – Beatrice Manuel

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I woke up this morning to the feeling of something yanking my tail. Then I remembered, I don’t have a tail. What is this invisible force that continues to push and pull, tickle and tease? A force that both commands and gently persuades me to grow brighter, stronger. Until there is nothing more for the universe to see but a soul-illuminating starlight radiating from my core.

This invisible force—I finally recognized what it was begging me to do: live.

And so, I picked up my pen.

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meet beatrice, in the (virtual) flesh.

What’s the 411?

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Sometimes, I write fiction based off reality.
Sometimes, I live reality as if it were fiction.

And the line between both worlds?
They blur all the time.

By day, I’m whipping up innovative content for businesses to thrive on (think: B2B content marketing if you like fancy words).

By night, I create worlds of my own—meant to inspire, mvoe an consume my readers in the most magical way possible.

Either way, I’ve created a life, a living and a world for myself using my love for words.

And I’m just getting started.

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Her Words & Worlds

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My stories are primarily character-driven manifestations of my wild imagination.

I majored in romance and contemporary fiction, but also dabble occasionally with my love for fantasy and science-fiction on the side.

No matter the genre, my characters are the soul of my work. I aspire to breathe life into my creations through the cracks in their heart and portrayal of their vices. I want to communicate beauty in the broken—be it through the failings of a once honorable Knight or the illusion of love misplaced by a young girl on the cusp of womanhood.

The best characters are the ones that are every bit as real as us.

That’s what I create: an opportunity for you to live a thousand lives…

A reality, just far enough removed from yours to be an escape, but closer still to your heart to be home.

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Q & A

Don’t see yours below? Get in touch!

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My current passion project:
Finalizing my manuscript for The Closer to pitch to agents in December.. Wish me luck! 🤞

Also working on:
A cyberpunk crime thriller way outside of my comfort zone (I’m talking universes away). But that’s what makes it fun! 😉

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Keep an eye out on the Kindle page for A Midnight Reverie during holiday season, especially V-Day. I sometimes do discounted sales of the book and if you’re lucky, you may even be able to nab yourself a copy for free!

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I love supporting fellow writers, especially those in the early stages of their publishing journey. If that sounds like you and you’d like another pair of eyes to constructively critique your work, drop me an email!

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Currently, my blog is closed for guest posts but if you’d like to collaborate together and feature on the blog be it through an interview, a book review or any other kind of project, don’t hesitate to get in touch!

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Beatrice Manuel

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Aspiring author with a concoction of exciting novels, poetic prose and literary musings in the brew.

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