Hi! My pen name is Marie McKoy. In real life, I am a busy mom, wife and communications professional. I write for a young adult audience, but everyone is welcome. I hope you find my stories focus on authentic, relatable characters with a  touch of romance, mystery and magic.

I'm currently writing WHEN WE WERE WILDFLOWERS, a lower-YA novel about finding and losing your best friend, and all the adventures in between. Just a disclaimer, it's a first draft and will be undergoing editing.

My completed novel SONG OF A SOPHOMORE is coming-of-age story (set to a soundtrack of 90s pop music) about a bullied teen who learns to transform her wounds into wisdom for the ultimate victory--self love. It was chosen for the 2022 Watty's Bootcamp Mentorship Program and is very close to my heart .I hope you love the 90s nostalgia as much as I do!

Connect with me:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/MckoyMarie
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mariemckoy33/
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0JmILAeuiqp6KzuI8R0qym?si=ab74fbe3470c4bc7


WHEN WE WERE WILDFLOWERS
Copyright (c) Marie McKoy 2023
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SONG OF A SOPHOMORE
Copyright (c) Marie McKoy 2022
All Rights Reserved

**These novels are works of fiction. Unless otherwise indicated, all the names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents in these books are either the product of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental
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  • JoinedOctober 16, 2021



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AuthorMarieMcKoy AuthorMarieMcKoy Mar 04, 2024 11:26PM
Yay, another new chapter is up for my contemporary YA best friends book WHEN WE WERE WILDFLOWERS. Violet visits her Dad's new place for the first time, prepares to cross off the first item on the "te...
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