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Mary B. Rodgers

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Columbia, South Carolina, The United States

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http://www.mary-rodgers.com

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Thriller, Young Adult, Romance

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A career performer and storyteller, Mary was the keyboardist and lead vocalist in an all-female rock band for a number of years, and has acted in leading roles in plays and musicals across the globe.

Her first screenplay, Common Ground, was a finalist in the Moondance International Film Festival competition, and she is a member of the Screen Actor’s Guild/AFTRA and the New York chapter of Women in Film and Television. A novelist of futuristic thrillers and contemporary romance, her writing has also appeared in Expanded Horizons and the Los Angeles Review of Books.

As an avid gamer and unrepentant nerd, Mary’s been a fan of romance, science fiction and fantasy novels since she was old enough to hide them between the pages of her textbooks duri ...more

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Mary B. Rodgers I do what I call "placeholder" writing. I generally have an idea of how a scene begins and how it should end, so when all else fails and my muse deser…moreI do what I call "placeholder" writing. I generally have an idea of how a scene begins and how it should end, so when all else fails and my muse deserts me for the hot male model she met clubbing last night, I just plow through and write the action. I get my character from point A to point B. It feels leaden and lifeless, like I'm slogging through a tar pit, but once I have the bones of the scene down, it seems to trigger my creativity and ideas.(less)

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Mary B. Rodgers The freedom, of course. I can write anything I want, any way I want. I answer to no one but me. That, and the joy of being able to create a story that…moreThe freedom, of course. I can write anything I want, any way I want. I answer to no one but me. That, and the joy of being able to create a story that sings.(less)

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Average rating: 4.1 · 115 ratings · 54 reviews · 6 distinct works

	Scribbling Women and the Real-Life Romance Heroes Who Love Them by Hope C. Tarr (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Elf Ahearn (Goodreads Author), Carole Bellacera (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freeze Frame 4.04 avg rating — 28 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Project Catchstar by Mary B. Rodgers (Goodreads Author), M. Rodgers (Writing as) 4.29 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Winner Take All 4.38 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dreams & Shadows: Prelude (#1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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