Mary Lamphere
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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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Christmastime is a season for recollection. Remembrance. Tradition. Have you noticed that as we grow older, our traditions change? Become harder to hold onto? Do you find yourself adapting instead of repeating? It seemed so much easier before. Kudos to my parents (ALL of them, lol) for keeping it together for the children. As a
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We made it! Welcome to the last original entry into The Writer’s Alphabet! Can I just say, Z is a hard one. Taking into consideration how much research we do as writers, how much ancillary information we pick up along the way, and, obviously, how much coffee* we drink, I actually think this Z word
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I asked myself, should I wrap up The Writer’s Alphabet today? And I responded with a hearty YES, PLEASE! (I did begin these twenty-six entries in February of 2017.) It’s important to keep positive when you’re a writer. Some days are great! And some days…not so much. When you suffer a down day, or two,
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Are you thinking, “Huh?” Do I have your attention with a blog title like that? I hope so. This is a good one. The first keynote at the Indie Author Conference was Daniel Lerner, renowned speaker, author, and consultant. Someone we all need in our band. He spoke energetically about Positive Psychology–where success and happiness coexist.
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We’re in the final stages of The Writer’s Alphabet… and I’m x-static to introduce the letter X. X-ing out is an important (and sometimes painful) part of the editing process. No matter how poetic the verse, exceptional the passage, or lovely the prose, sometimes it’s just gotta go! For letters A through W in The Writer’s
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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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I attended the Independent Authors Conference in Philadelphia a few weeks ago. It was sponsored by BookBaby, a one-stop shopping site dedicated to self-publishing. Initially I was concerned that the event would be a hard-sell. Not only was it NOT about all things BookBaby (although they were well represented), the two day conference provided a ton of
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This is not the blog I had planned on writing today. I was in Philadelphia last week for the Indie Author Conference and have MUCH to share regarding the speakers, sessions, and overall experience. Plus, Philly is fantastic! But then… My dog died. Ozzie was the third Corgi we adopted. I’ll admit it, he was
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I am determined to complete The Writer’s Alphabet this year! I’m up to the letter…W. It only stands to reason that the W in The Writer’s Alphabet would stand for WRITE. And also, WRITE is my favorite homonym. 🙂 Right?!
MARY LAMPHERE AUTHOR 