Point of View
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
The general concensus among novelists is to be a storyteller. By that I mean, to tell a story as a narrator seeing all aspects of an event or story. My dad was the best storyteller during my childhood. He would sit me down and start off with, "Do ...
The Telling of a Story - Week One
posted over 2 years ago | 0 comments
I invite all of my fans/readers to follow along as I undertake the writing of Book #4. Through my blog (http://www.marionmarchetto.com/blog.php) I will be writing a weekly update of the progress and pitfalls I encounter as I bring the story to lif...
Enjoying God's Gifts
posted over 2 years ago | 1 comment
During my morning and evening commute I have the singular priviledge of driving through the Gulf Islands National Seashore. This is a stretch of protected shoreline that runs for 10 miles from Pensacola Beach to Navarre Beach in NW Florida. The ro...
Where Have I Been You Might Ask
posted over 2 years ago | 0 comments
Wow, can't believe its been a couple of months since I checked in here. Seems like my life has been moving at a breakneck pace.
First off, I've been writing again. I'm working on book #3, tentatively titled Oak Cliff. This book is more of a dark...
First off, I've been writing again. I'm working on book #3, tentatively titled Oak Cliff. This book is more of a dark...
Valley Memories
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
Hurry, hurry, hurry (to meet deadlines) then wait, wait, wait (to see your work in print). That is the life of a writer reduced to its essence. While this is true of novelists and the wait sometime seems interminable, I have found interim fulfillm...
New Era for an Old House
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
Hail to the Chief! Both the outgoing and the incoming. For the 44th time in our country’s history we are swearing in to office our president, our commander in chief, our leader. This day, like all of the other inauguration days before it, will be ...
Newspaper News
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
After a couple of weeks of negotiating I finally received word yesterday that I will definitely be writing a monthly column for a weekly newspaper in the Naugatuck Valley of Connecticut. This has always been something that I've wanted to do and is...
Welcome Oh Great Pumpkin!
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
It is that glorious time of year once more, the season where we all wait with anticipation for the arrival of The Great Pumpkin. I'm not ashamed to say that Halloween is my second favorite holiday. Not to much for the truly creepy, spooky, or gari...
EONS Authors Chat
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
I've been priviledged to take part in the first EONS Authors Chat. Thank you to those who organized and participated in this fun event and to those who dropped by to see what we were all about.
I've found some great book (and authors) that I know...
I've found some great book (and authors) that I know...
My Perfect Life
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
The other day I was in my backyard dead-heading some of my plants from their spent blooms. I took a moment to look around me, really look, you know. That was when I realized that there was nothing about my life as it is now that I would change. Su...
