Ask the Author: Mari Serebrov
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Mari Serebrov
I'm glad you found the book. I hope your son is enjoying his time in Namibia. It's a beautiful country.
You might want to consider following my Mama Namibia blog on Facebook. Every few weeks, I post about historic events, current developments on negotiations between Germany and Namibia, and efforts to raise awareness of the genocide.
You might want to consider following my Mama Namibia blog on Facebook. Every few weeks, I post about historic events, current developments on negotiations between Germany and Namibia, and efforts to raise awareness of the genocide.
Mari Serebrov
While my life is pretty much mystery free, my family history has enough mystery to keep me writing for years. When I was in college, I wrote a short story inspired by my great-grandmother's suicide. Now that I've experienced more of life, I'd like to revisit that mystery with a more realistic take on it. Bertha was 24 when she shot herself the day before my grandmother's sixth birthday. The accepted theory was that she was suffering from post-partem depression -- she had a 2-week-old baby, as well as two sons younger than Grandma. Of course, Grandma wanted to believe it was an accident.
Mari Serebrov
Besides being an author, I'm a reporter who writes on daily deadlines. As a reporter, I don't have the luxury of "writer's block." I've carried that discipline over into my fiction writing.
Mari Serebrov
Being able to live in my character's skin.
Mari Serebrov
Be curious. Learn to empathize. Imagine. Read. And write.
Mari Serebrov
I am doing a series of children's books based on Jahohora, the main character in Mama Namibia. Jahohora and First Day, the first in that series, was recently launched in Namibia, and I'm working with the artist on the second one.
Mari Serebrov
My mother is a writer, and I had wonderful teachers in elementary school who gave me opportunities to write poetry, plays, short stories and historical essays.
Mari Serebrov
A guest from Namibia told me about the genocide several years ago. I knew I had to write about it.
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