Literary Mary Chats

  • I asked a simple question…

    I asked a simple question…

    And I received the most amazing responses! For the December Literary Mary Chat, I decided that instead of asking one author a handful of questions, I would ask several authors one question… The support and insight they provided is overwhelming. I hope you enjoy this final Chat of the year. I know you will come

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  • Literary Mary Chats with Kristin Oakley

    Welcome to the November edition of Literary Mary Chats. Today’s guest is a longtime friend and fellow writer, Kristin Oakley. Kristin Oakley’s debut novel, Carpe Diem, Illinois, won the 2014 Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year Award for non-traditionally published fiction, was a finalist in the Independent Author Network 2015 Book of the Year, and a

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  • Literary Mary Chats with A.E. Field

    For the September Chat, I am proud to introduce you to friend and fellow author Amy Field. Amy and I are members of Hi-Rev Writers. We retreat annually for several days of…HI REV WRITING! (It’s a very productive time.) A. E. Field spent her childhood nestled in the mountains of Virginia, daydreaming and taking her

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  • LM Chats – Bambi Harris

    LM Chats – Bambi Harris

    Welcome to Literary Mary Chats, the August edition. I met this month’s guest at the DeKalb Public Library Author Fair. I’m embarrassed to admit it (as a writer) but I did not have a notebook to help pass the time. Thankfully, and fortuitously, this lovely woman in vintage garb kindly passed me a gift bag.

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  • As promised, the next Chat–on time!

    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 and an M.A. in Latin American Studies from University of California, Santa Barbara. She worked

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  • Yours Truly

    Yours Truly

    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, writes poetry, novels, short stories, and her Monday blog. A best-selling, award-winning, and multi-published author,

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  • Colorado Connection

    This month’s Literary Mary Chats interview is with DeAnna Knippling, a talented, knowledgeable, and ballsy writer, speaker, and horror discussion panelist that I met at the Pikes Peak Writing Conference, #PPWC2018. DeAnna Knippling is a freelance writer, editor, and book designer living in Colorado.  She started out as a farm girl in the middle of South

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  • LM Chats – Nik Markevicius

    Welcome back to Literary Mary Chats, a series of interviews with authors.  This month, I’d like to introduce you to Nik Markevicius (sounds like more cabbages, 🙂 ) Nik V. Markevicius is a half-crazy wordslinger who lives and breathes all those weird little what-ifs most people dismiss out of hand.  He is the author of 8

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  • LM Chats with Vicky Holt

    LM Chats with Vicky Holt

    Thank you for tuning in to my second Literary Mary Chats, a series of interviews with authors. I thought we’d close out Cupid’s favorite month of February with Vicky Holt, a reader,  writer, and lover of all things romance related. Vicky Holt was born to tell stories. One of her earliest memories is of trying

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  • Introducing, Literary Mary CHATS!

    As an added feature to my blog, I am going to invite authors and others in the literary field to answer five questions. I will post the results on the last Monday of each month. I am very proud to be kicking off Literary Mary Chats with Terri Reid. Terri Reid lives in the same

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