Tell us a little about your latest or upcoming release.
In Her Own Words is my first full collection of short stories and flashku (a form of “poetic” flash fiction I invented). Each story features a different main female character whose experiences teach her an important lesson.
Have you ever based your book or characters on actual events or people from your own life?
Like all authors, my environment has informed my writing.
My play, In the Silence of Words: A Three-Act Play , is loosely inspired by two major events in my life. While all the characters carry a little bit of my “DNA”, a couple of them are actually modeled after people I know.
What Will Happen Next? came to life as a result of my observations and conversations with people who have been adopted.
The more I re-read In Her Own Words, the more the book feels like a series of letters to my younger self.
Is there a theme or message in your work that you would like readers to connect to?
Whether it is poetry, photography or fiction, my message is always the same. No matter how hard life may be, there is always a lesson standing around the corner. Embrace challenges and disappointments. Only through them can real growth happen.
What would your readers be surprised to learn about you?
That I am an introvert with a very perfectionist brain. For example, most people have no idea how hard it is for me to speak in front of a camera / audience or even record myself reading my own poetry. But I do it anyway. That’s how you build healthy self-confidence.
When you’re not writing what do you do? Do you have any hobbies or guilty pleasures?
I am a photographer, visual artist, poet, blogger, and the co-founder of Auroras and Blossoms, a platform dedicated to inspiration and upliftment in the arts. I also interview artists, review books, and enjoy creating poetry forms.
What is next for you? Do you have any scheduled upcoming releases or works in progress?
I am always working on something. Right now, I am putting the finishing touches to a short story that I hope to release as a standalone book next year.
Thank you very much for having me!
Cendrine Marrouat
Genre: Fiction/ Short Stories / Women’s fiction
Publisher: Independent
Date of Publication: March, 15, 2022
ISBN: 9798201241919
Number of pages: 41
Word Count: 9,200
Cover Artist: Cendrine Marrouat
Book Description:
A collection of eight contemporary and emotionally gripping stories told from the point of view of women at different stages in their lives. In Her Own Words will move you deeply whatever walks of life you come from.
About the Flashku:
Created in 2021 by Cendrine Marrouat, the Flashku is a short piece of flash fiction (50–100 words) inspired by an image. It contains minimal descriptions and uses seven words borrowed from another source. The ending must contain a positive / inspirational twist or resolution. For more information, visit https://cendrinemedia.com/list/flashku-4dac0a8aab34 .
Review:
A lovely collection of short stories and flashku, a literary form of flash fiction of her own creation, that visit and revisit the many forms love can take throughout our lives. Immersive, palpable, emotionally intelligent characters and themes make this collection a very enjoyable experience. One for my bookshelves! - Sarah St. Erth
Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/M82ZoivL-ZU
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Cendrine Marrouat is a poet, photographer, multi-genre author, creator of literary forms, and co-founder of Auroras and Blossoms and A Warm Mug of Cozy. She has released more than 40 books, including A Particle of You: Love Poetry (2022), Tree Reflections (2022), After the Fires of Day: Haiku Inspired by Kahlil Gibran & Alphonse de Lamartine (2021), Songs in Our Paths: Haiku and Photography (2020-2021), and In the Silence of Words: A Three-Act Play (2018).
Cendrine's work has appeared in many publications. She is the (co-)creator of the Sixku, Kindku, Pareiku, Flashku, Sepigram, Vardhaku, Hemingku, and Reminigram.
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2 comments:
nice interview
Thank you for the opportunity!
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