Ask the Author: Mary Funk
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Mary Funk
I just signed off on the galleys and cover design for my first novel, REMEMBER ME. It's a love story about how, when we're deeply hurt, we will never recover until we choose to forgive--even if it takes us more than one lifetime to get there.
Sarah Ferguson agrees. She suffers from a mystery illness and mind-travels to ancient Persia to discover why. What emerges is nothing less than mystical as she meets Ayisha—and trails her descent from youthful innocence to love crushed so completely only vengeance remains. But Ayisha's revenge threatens to destroy the lives of everyone around her—including Sarah's, as she lies in trance on the therapist's couch.
Sarah Ferguson agrees. She suffers from a mystery illness and mind-travels to ancient Persia to discover why. What emerges is nothing less than mystical as she meets Ayisha—and trails her descent from youthful innocence to love crushed so completely only vengeance remains. But Ayisha's revenge threatens to destroy the lives of everyone around her—including Sarah's, as she lies in trance on the therapist's couch.
Mary Funk
Practice your craft. At first, pick any subject and write about it--after you've researched everything there is to know about it. That means you also have to READ. Take writing classes. Join a group of other aspiring writers just like you. Present your work in front of them--and be open to their constructive criticism. And today, more than ever, learn the art of marketing.
Mary Funk
I think I was born with the innate ability to express myself through writing. In elementary school, for example, I loved diagramming sentences and figuring out how to put words together to achieve different results. So it never occurred to me until I was in 5th-6th grade that not everyone could write as easily as I could. It was my gift. As a lowly 8th grader, I entered a school writing contest open to all students in grades 8 through 12--and won!
In college, I majored in English and was going to be a great journalist. After writing prolifically all through college, I turned down a job as a writer for a weekly newspaper in favor of becoming an advertising copywriter. The pay was much better. Yeah, I know: the road not traveled. But I became a darn good copywriter, then marketing/PR manager, then executive VP, and so on. I decided to put off writing my first book until I knew a little bit more about life--and then life just happened. SO, the best thing about being a writer is that you are never too old to write.
In college, I majored in English and was going to be a great journalist. After writing prolifically all through college, I turned down a job as a writer for a weekly newspaper in favor of becoming an advertising copywriter. The pay was much better. Yeah, I know: the road not traveled. But I became a darn good copywriter, then marketing/PR manager, then executive VP, and so on. I decided to put off writing my first book until I knew a little bit more about life--and then life just happened. SO, the best thing about being a writer is that you are never too old to write.
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