Sign in with Facebook
more photos (5)
Barbara’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Barbara’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett’s Followers (144)
2,802 books
|
2,635 friends
1,118 books
|
317 friends
3,141 books
|
159 friends
1,352 books
|
1,930 friends
2,137 books
|
272 friends
857 books
|
9 friends
572 books
|
1,628 friends
585 books
|
278 friends
More friends…
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett
Goodreads Author
Born
in Altoona, PA, The United States
Website
Twitter
Genre
Member Since
June 2007
|
Pen on Fire: A Busy Woman's Guide to Igniting the Writer Within
—
published
2004
—
8 editions
|
|
|
USA noir: Best of the Akashic Noir Series
by
—
published
2013
—
18 editions
|
|
|
Palm Springs Noir
by
—
published
2021
—
5 editions
|
|
|
Orange County Noir
by
—
published
2010
—
8 editions
|
|
|
Pool Fishing
|
|
|
Writing in Place: Stories from the Pandemic
|
|
|
Rock and a Hard Place, Issue 12: Fall 2024
by |
|
|
Crossing Borders
by |
|
|
Orange County noir
by
—
published
2010
|
|
|
Pool Fishing: Stories
|
|
Hospital reading material
I'm going into the hospital tomorrow for surgery and a short stay and I'm contemplating reading material. Do I bring what I'm reading now (Orhan's Inheritance, which isn't dark but it's serious fiction and I love it), something light and perky (though the lightest and perkiest books on my shelf are by Elinor LIpman and I've already read them), or magazines?
The ARC for Abigail Thomas's new memoir j Read more of this blog post »
The ARC for Abigail Thomas's new memoir j Read more of this blog post »
Barbara’s Recent Updates
"Barbara DeMarco-Barrett has a gift for drawing out the dark, strange colors and characters that haunt the California desert. It's a harsh, beguiling place, and some of the characters in 'Pool Fishing' remind me of the misbegotten souls in Raymond Car"
Read more of this review »
|
|
|
"This is a set of short stories that the second you start, you are in the whirlwind of the story. This had a lot of California information that I was not up to par on which made the book and the setting a little confusing. I think the pacing could hav"
Read more of this review »
|
|
"To sum up, this was not for me! Move along if that's enough for you. I have a lot of conflicting thoughts about this book and why it didn't work for me, but after the great first several chapters, I quickly found myself souring on it.
The Names is li" Read more of this review » |
|
|
Barbara
finished reading
|
|
|
Barbara
is 10% done with The Names: So tired of so many novels making a big deal about a character being gay. How about just have gay characters and don’t make a big deal about it. Also, this novel is about domestic abuse, not names and the effect they have on us, on who we become.
|
|
|
Barbara
is currently reading
|
|
|
Barbara
started reading
|
|
|
Barbara
finished reading
|
|
|
Barbara
started reading
|
|
|
Barbara
finished reading
|
|
“When you travel with your family, you may not get the volume of work done you would if you were alone, but you can still do something while recharging. If nothing else, you can gather your own thoughts, write down ideas, observe people around you, and reflect on experiences. Working doesn't always mean putting words on paper.”
―
―
“Sound is so important to creative writing. Think of the sounds you hear that you include and the similes you use to describe what things sound like. 'As she walked up the alley, her polyester workout pants sounded like windshield wipers swishing back and forth.' Cadence, onomatopoeia, the poetry of language are all so important. Learn all that you can about how to bring sound into your work.”
―
―
Topics Mentioning This Author
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read Women: Upcoming Book Readings | 15 | 79 | Apr 06, 2022 08:37AM | |
Crazy Challenge C...:
Book quotes, take 2
|
1408 | 198 | Aug 04, 2023 05:52PM | |
| Crazy Challenge C...: Quilting Challenge | 796 | 241 | Oct 15, 2024 05:04PM | |
| Nothing But Readi...: NetGalley June 2025 | 19 | 45 | Jun 30, 2025 04:10PM | |
| The Lost Challenges: June 2025 On The Book | 61 | 51 | Jul 13, 2025 04:38AM |
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
― P.S. I Love You
― P.S. I Love You
“The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.”
―
―
Comments (showing 1-3)
post a comment »
date
newest »
newest »
Hello BarbaraLook forward to talking books
http://www.billhazelgrove.com
http://myspace.com/rocketmanbook
Barbaea, I've added your book Pen on Fire to my to-read list.
Hi Barbara,I checked out your podcasts...They are GREAT! Your style of interviewing brings out the best in your guests and offers the listener a treasure trove of insights into writing...making the somewhat nebulous craft of writing a little less enigmatic...
Keep up the GREAT JOB!!!
