Tag Archives: Neil Gaiman

MasterClass

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Mary Fran Says

I received a subscription to MasterClass for Christmas. I immediately went through the list of many offerings and compiled a wish list of classes I’d like to take. For those of you who are not familiar, MasterClass offers online classes … Continue reading →

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Our Thing

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Mary Fran Says

A couple of years ago, my conference going friends and I decided that we needed a change of pace. We’d been attending the Writer’s Institute in  Madison for several years. The conference had treated us well, but we were feeling … 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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Colorado Connection

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Mary Fran Says

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 … Continue reading →

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In the Presence of Kings

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Mary Fran Says

When Anderson Bookshop announced at the end of June, that authors Stephen King and Owen King would be making a stop in Naperville on September 29, I put the time and date of ticket release on my phone calendar. There was NO way … Continue reading →

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How to be a Writer

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Mary Fran Says

So, you want to know how to be a writer? You know. You do! Sit down and write. Or stand up and write– it makes no difference to the words on the page. You have been told a million times … Continue reading →

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A Borrowed Blog

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Mary Fran Says

I follow a blog called Southern Roots and Northern Blossoms by my friend Shannon Anderson.  She is a wonderful writer and blogger. (I copied that line directly from her blog about Jodie Llewellyn, but hey, it’s true!) Shannon saw a post … Continue reading →

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WaR

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Mary Fran Says

I go to WaR the first Tuesday of every month. Writers as Readers is the book club I joined through In Print. Members each select a month to “host” (we meet at Barnes & Noble) and a book for the … Continue reading →

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