Monthly Archives: July 2018

As promised, the next Chat–on time!

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Mary Fran Says

Welcome to the July Literary Mary Chats, happily posted in July.  This month I am pleased to introduce you to a prolific author I met through Facebook.  K. J. Gillenwater has a B.A. in English and Spanish from Valparaiso University … Continue reading →

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Facebook Notes (Part 4)

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Mary Fran Says

Hard to believe, considering my weekly blogs, but I only posted four Facebook notes! Here is the last of them. Then: Printer’s Row June 7, 2011 at 9:55 AM My time in Chicago was brief, but I still enjoyed the … Continue reading →

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Facebook Notes (Part 3)

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Mary Fran Says

A Facebook Note from well before “busy” was a bad word, lol. Then: Busy, busy May 8, 2011 at 11:54 AM I submitted three different short stories this past week to two different contests. How will the stories fare amongst the … Continue reading →

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Facebook Notes (Part 2)

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Mary Fran Says

In sequential order, here is the second Facebook Note I posted. Enjoy. Then: My attention is a wild animal March 13, 2011 at 3:59 PM I attended the Literary Road Show last Wednesday with Kristin, my partner in crime, er, I … Continue reading →

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Facebook Notes (Part 1)

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Mary Fran Says

How’s this for a fun flashback? Going through my Facebook Mary Lamphere-Author account, I recently came across a couple of old posts. These “notes” were a way to blog before I was blogging. It was interesting to read them after ALL THIS TIME! … Continue reading →

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Writing yourself into a corner.

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Mary Fran Says

With the conception of A Stranger’s Child, a contemporary continuation of the Pandora myth, I wrote my first novel with series potential. I’ve always been an idea author–too many ideas to stick with one premise. That’s why I enjoy flash … Continue reading →

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PSAA

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Mary Fran Says

Public Service Announcement for Authors This is a message in all authors’ interest with the objective of raising awareness, changing author habits, and identifying editorial behavior towards overused words in writing. Warning: This post contains images writers may find disturbing. … Continue reading →

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Yours Truly

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Mary Fran Says

The month of June got away from me and I was ill-prepared for (forgot about) my June Literary Mary Chats interview.  So guess what? It’s ME! I’m last month’s guest. 🙂 Mary Lamphere, co-founder of In Print Professional Writers’ Organization, … Continue reading →

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