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Marne Wilson grew up in North Dakota and now lives in Parkersburg, West Virginia. She holds a master’s degree in American literature and was formerly a reference librarian at Ohio University. Her poems have appeared in many literary journals.

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Marne Wilson The great thing about being a poet as opposed to a fiction writer is that there's no pressure on me to generate words every day unless I genuinely hav…moreThe great thing about being a poet as opposed to a fiction writer is that there's no pressure on me to generate words every day unless I genuinely have something to say. When I was a newer poet, I used to try to force myself to write poems even when I didn't feel like it, and the results were so dreadful that I quickly gave this up as a waste of time. Now I usually wait for inspiration to strike.

Occasionally, I still feel like I've gone too long without writing anything, and then I start worrying that I'll never be inspired again. When this happens, I make an effort to read more good poetry that I enjoy, and that usually gets the juices flowing.(less)
Marne Wilson If you want to be a good writer, first you have to be a good reader. (If you don't genuinely enjoy reading what other people write, I don't know why y…moreIf you want to be a good writer, first you have to be a good reader. (If you don't genuinely enjoy reading what other people write, I don't know why you want to be a writer anyway.) While it's fine to have favorites that you come back to, don't got locked into one narrow genre of reading. People often tell me that my work is unusual or surprising, and I think that's because I've read so voraciously across genre and disciplinary lines. The more diverse material your mind has to work on, the more likely that you'll come up with something uniquely your own, rather than something that sounds like a pale imitation of your favorite writers.(less)
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“You need only claim the events of your life to make yourself yours. When you truly possess all you have been and done, which may take some time, you are fierce with reality.”
― Florida Scott-Maxwell, The Measure of My Days: One Woman's Vivid, Enduring Celebration of Life and Aging

Gail Godwin
“It was more like I saw him coming and knew he was the one. I went out of myself to meet him and then couldn’t get back inside without bringing him with me.”
― Gail Godwin, Evensong

Jonathan Carroll
“Loving’s not the question— living is. Love builds the house, but then you got to furnish it.”
― Jonathan Carroll, Kissing the Beehive
tags: love, work

Penelope Lively
“I want to live somewhere where it rains a lot and things grow furiously. I want to see the fruits of the earth multiply and all that sort of thing. I want to make provision for the future. I want to lay up riches on earth since I don’t believe in heaven. Not material riches— I want green fields and fat cows and oak trees.”
― Penelope Lively, Moon Tiger

Robertson Davies
“Who ever talks about a lifelong, intimate friendship expressing itself in the broadest possible range of conversation? If people are really alive and alert it ought to go on and on, prolonging life because there is always something more to be said.”
― Robertson Davies, The Rebel Angels

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Majenta Hello, Marne! Thank you for contacting me. Congratulations on your book! I hope you are well and will have a good and productive week ahead. Blessings!

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Marne Wilson Jessica wrote: "Hi Marne, thank you for the friend request. I saw that you live in Parkersburg? What a small world -- I grew up in Coolville OH and spent SO MUCH of my youth in and around Parkersburg (used to work..."

I'm a total dork and just saw this on the bottom of my page! Yes, I've lived in Parkersburg for 5 years now, and before that I lived in Athens, OH. I've been to the Cool Stop many times! Thanks for accepting my friend request. I didn't even know you were from around here. I just love reading your reviews!


Jessica J. Hi Marne, thank you for the friend request. I saw that you live in Parkersburg? What a small world -- I grew up in Coolville OH and spent SO MUCH of my youth in and around Parkersburg (used to work at the Borders in Grand Central when it first opened!)


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