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Marji Laine writes about hope and redemption. Her characters, tangled in desperate situations, rely on authentic faith in God to carry them through treachery, betrayal, and impossible circumstances.

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She began her career collaborating in five novellas over two years with Write Integrity Press. The first, The Christmas Tree Treasure Hunt, rose to best-seller status, catapulting all the authors to Amazon's top 100 list. 

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She's begun her solo publishing career with the Grime Fighter series, five novellas following mysteries encountered by a crime scene cleaner. Currently available in e-book and print.

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Her first full-length novel, COUNTER POINT, was the first of a series contracted by Write Integrity Press (It was a 2016 Grace Award Finalist). Book two of the series, BREAKING POINT, won the Christian Literary Award for fiction in 2021

 

Her first romance novel, AIN'T MISBEHAVING, enjoys a 4.9 ranking on Amazon and won the Christian Literary Award for fiction in 2018. 

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Since that time, she's published a series of historical mysteries roughly based on fairy tales. A GIANT MURDER is set in Dallas in 1926 and is roughly based on "Jack and the Beanstalk." A TROLL FALLS  is also set in Dallas, but in 1948, and loosely based on the little-known fairy tale, "Snow White and Rose Red." A WOLF'S EXTERMINATION, (a sequel to A TROLL FALLS  is based on "Little Red Riding Hood." All comprise her Once Upon a Mystery series. 

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In addition to writing, Marji is the president of Write Integrity Press, LLC, its four imprints, and more than a dozen authors. Marji also supports Roaring Lambs, a local ministry, as their director of publishing. The dozens of authors and roughly two dozen books published each year keep her busy, but also give her many speaking topics: 

 

  • The Psychology of a Hero

  • Publishing From the Other Side of the Desk

  • 10 Steps to "The End" - Organizing Your Novel Idea

  • Three Signs of Amateur Writing

  • The Bones of Writing

  • Working with Scrivener

  • Choosing the Perfect Avenues of Publishing

  • Three Blind Mice - Attitudes that can blind Christians to their lack of impact and effectiveness.

  • Say What You Say - Methods of Expository Writing

 

Contact her through the contact page.

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