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FANTASY

ROMANCE

About the Author

Catherine Downen is a Young Adult author in both fantasy and contemporary romance. She graduated from Bradley University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Currently, Catherine lives St. Louis and when she's not writing she loves to travel and spend her time coaching her hometown speech team. You can find her books on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other online book retailers.

This weekend was a home run ⚾️❤️ come visit again soon!

One of my favorite parts of starting a new project! 💚 #yafantasy #bookstagram #readers #reading #indieauthor #kindleunlimited #tbr #spellboundlies #beautyandthebeast #beautyandthebeastretelling #pinterest #bookaesthetics

Every day it’s something new 🧡 #catsofinstagram #catcontent #kitten #orangecat #funnycat #catvideos #pets #animals

I’m obsessed 🥰 let’s see how long it takes for Leo to destroy it 🐱 #bookstagram #reading #yafantasy #readers #indieauthor #kindleunlimited #tbr #writing #organize #homedecor #homeoffice #lifeupdate

It’s time for an Author Update ✍🏼

I published my first book in 2020, and now, five years later, have published a total of NINE books. It was always a dream of mine to be an author, but recently life and work got in the way. I’ve been on a little hiatus but I’m so thrilled to announce my return to these books and their characters 🩷 I left my Engineering job yesterday and while I look for that next position, I’m so excited to get back to writing!

Swipe to see what we’re jumping into first ➡️

Spellbound Lies book 3 is coming out THIS December!! 💚🥀

The drafting process starts Monday and I’m so excited to be posting writing updates again here and on tik tok! If you haven’t read this Beauty and the Beast retelling yet, now is the perfect time to get caught up!

But the most important update of all is the two new assistants I’ve brought on! 🥰 Officially meet Leo and Ash! They’ve been busy catching up on everything they’ve missed!

Stay tuned for information on beta readers, pre order dates, and the cover reveal!! 📚

#authorupdate #author #selfpublishedauthor #selfpublishing #themarkings #spellboundlies #readers #bookstagram #yafantasy #tbr #catsofinstagram #authorsofinstagram

The Markings. My very first book. I published this one five years ago now (wow that’s crazy to say) and just recently I got to do something really special with it. If you don’t know, the book takes place in a dystopian Hawaii far into the future, and last week I was able to hold my book in the place that inspired it. I loved getting to take this book on its own little adventure in Hawaii, and it had me thinking a lot about this book, that series, my journey as an author, and what I want to do next.

So because I’m feeling a little nostalgic over The Markings, here are some pictures from the archive of how this book came to be. It’s been 14 years since I first had the idea for The Markings. As a kid a dreamed I’d one day get to tell that story, and now I got to take it all the way to the paradise that inspired it. 🌴🗝️💜

1. The Markings present time, finally finding its way to Hawaii

2. From release year (2020) featuring the original cover which you can still get in paperback on Amazon. The new cover is everywhere else.

3. The map inside the book showing that worlds version of the Hawaiian Islands

4. The very first printed version of the manuscript from 10 years ago. It was only 10 chapters long and the title used to be “Forever”.

5. Some sketches of the art you can find inside the book and the very first proof copy.

6. Character art my friend made 14 years ago when The Markings was only a concept

7. Three other physical print outs I used for editing over the years

#hawaii #themarkings #author #selfpublishedauthor #indieauthor #yafantasy #dystopian #kindleunlimited #tbr

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cdownen@mail.bradley.edu