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Darla Garvey

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Barstow, California, The United States

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Memoir, Biography, Nonfiction

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Inspired by Minnesota author, Kao Kalia Yang's beautiful storytelling. ...more

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Darla Garvey is a former elementary school teacher turned author. Her memoir, MUDDY THURSDAY, is her first book.

Garvey's writing skills were honed by instructors at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis. Further encouragement and guidance came from fellow St. Paul East Sider and NY Times bestselling author, Steve Thayer, as well as editorial feedback from Minnesota Book Award-winning author, Julie Kramer.

"Darla's strategic pacing weaves humor and heartbreak while dropping prescient hints that lend intensity to the storytelling in this remarkably honest narrative of a mother's joy and grief. Muddy Thursday contains lessons for anyone struggling to make sense out of tragedy. While this is Garvey's life story, have no doubt, her son steals ...more

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Darla Garvey Just write the scenes and eventually they will all connect. As a former teacher who planned out every lesson - paying close attention to the order and…moreJust write the scenes and eventually they will all connect. As a former teacher who planned out every lesson - paying close attention to the order and sequence of each lesson - I naturally wanted a road map of my story line before I even began to write. Once I realized this was my biggest road block, I stopped worrying about where the story would lead me. Eventually each scene bridged itself in an order I didn't anticipate. (less)

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Darla Garvey One of the first things I remember thinking, after losing my 12-year-old son, was, "This is how the story ends. No one else will ever meet him." Then …moreOne of the first things I remember thinking, after losing my 12-year-old son, was, "This is how the story ends. No one else will ever meet him." Then I read REAL MOUNTAINS by Dan Seftick. In his introduction he said that he wrote so that those who knew his son would always remember him. And those who never met him would wish that they had. That's when I realized that I was wrong. My son's story doesn't end if I write it, and people WILL get to meet him. (less)

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“So, if there's any advice I can give a parent who has lost a child, it is this: Grieve like hell. It's necessary. But do not get stuck in the depths of it for too long, because it can fester. It can take you down. Find something meaningful to do. Search for peace wherever you can, and fight to live the life you were given ~ no matter its challenges.”
― Darla Garvey, Muddy Thursday

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