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Workshop Coming February 5 -March 1

Posted on January 28, 2024 by marymarvella

Imagine that you have a toolbox of words. We actually do! Writers have access to millions of words and combinations of words. Each word has one or more meanings and one or more uses. I admit that I use a … Continue reading →

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Fruitcakes, wine, and Baptist preachers.

Posted on December 9, 2023 by marymarvella

Does your family have stories they have shared over and over again? Do these become more funny with each retelling?  One story will reappear at the Christmas table this year. Since both parents passed away in 1998 and 1999, we … Continue reading →

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Cornbread and Brooms by Tim Hammond

Posted on February 16, 2023 by marymarvella

This post was a delightful Facebook find. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! My friend’s mother, Miss Sylvia, is making cornbread. Her house is alive with the smell. The eighty-two-year old woman cooks cornbread the old-fashioned … Continue reading →

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I am in a magazine! Pretty cool!

Posted on December 1, 2022 by marymarvella
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What is a Media Kit?

Posted on March 13, 2022 by marymarvella

Originally posted on Pink Fuzzy Slippers Authors:
If you’re appearing with your book on someone’s blog, likely they will ask you for a media kit. Here’s an example of my Media Kit for The Texas Cowboy. The high points are…

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Author/Standup Comedienne?

Posted on January 23, 2022 by marymarvella

I can’t believe I’m going to do a comedy routine! Saturday will be my first attempt to wow an audience with my humor. I can’t decide which jokes to do. Short jokes? Shall I tell about being the angel on … Continue reading →

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Conflict, Conflict, Conflict! Reposting 12/30/22

Posted on January 11, 2022 by marymarvella

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions! We make decisions every day. Some decisions are easy. We know what we need to do and why, and we do what we must. Other decisions are not easy to make. Those cause internal conflict. What if … Continue reading →

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A Class about Using Small Conflicts on the Way in January, 2022 !

Posted on December 30, 2021 by marymarvella
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Exodus

Posted on September 29, 2021 by marymarvella

Originally posted on Pink Fuzzy Slippers Authors:
by Leon Uris A book I read in high school and have not forgotten it! The characters live in my heart. The music makes me teary as only music can. I graduated in…

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Two workshops coming up August 28: Let’s get that book started. #writingworkshops #MaryMarvella

Posted on August 2, 2021 by marymarvella

The first is about how to corral the ideas that fight each other for our attention. This One-and-a-Half Hour Workshop benefits Beginners who have dreamed of becoming a Writer, as well as Beginners who have started writing and stalled out … Continue reading →

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