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Misty Urban is a fiction writer, medieval scholar, freelance editor, and college teacher. She holds a Ph.D. in Old and Middle English and an MFA in fiction from Cornell University and lives in a small town along a big river in eastern Iowa.

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Misty Urban Writers block usually means I'm not finding my way into a scene, not understanding the character's real conflict, or not finding the right language to…moreWriters block usually means I'm not finding my way into a scene, not understanding the character's real conflict, or not finding the right language to convey what I want to express. So I leave the page and give it some space to breathe. I take a walk; take a shower; go practice the piano; occupy some other tasks. Usually, as soon as I have my hands full, am covered in soap, or have just left the house to run errands, the answer arises.(less)
Misty Urban Writers are people who make sense of the world through words. We experience our lives by documenting them, by reflecting on them, or by turning them i…moreWriters are people who make sense of the world through words. We experience our lives by documenting them, by reflecting on them, or by turning them into story. There are two huge benefits to being a writer, I think. The first is that being a writer makes you feel you are truly living an examined life, since virtually every experience, every sensation, every relationship, every fear, every obsession, and every funny joke you hear at some point makes it way into your work. But writers also have the gift of huge empathy. By living so deeply in the worlds of other people (even if they are fictional characters), we learn to identify with and accept experiences very different from our own. We are sensitive to the joys and pains of human life. I guess those are three great things.(less)
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Friends and fans of the Ladies Least Likely, advance review copies are now available for Marry Me Marquess, book 5 of the series! Follow this link to obtain a copy in exchange for an honest review posted to your favorite reviewing platform (like Goodreads!) on or around the release date of November 19. I'd love to hear what you think! Read more of this blog post »
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“She was beautiful in her wrath, like an avenging goddess of old.”
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“Miss Amaranthe Illingworth was a deep treasure whose beauties revealed themselves subtly, quietly, with each new observation.”
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“She loved that smirk. It contained the boy she’d met, the young man she’d married, the mature man she’d built her life with and around. Her one great love, now and always.”
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“She loved that smirk. It contained the boy she’d met, the young man she’d married, the mature man she’d built her life with and around. Her one great love, now and always.”
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“She was beautiful in her wrath, like an avenging goddess of old.”
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“Miss Amaranthe Illingworth was a deep treasure whose beauties revealed themselves subtly, quietly, with each new observation.”
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