Lauren Monroe

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Lauren Monroe

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Lauren Monroe is a novelist residing on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. A native of Pittsburgh, she grew up around boats and beautiful scenery in Western Maryland, later moving to the Washington, D.C. suburbs before settling across the Bay Bridge.

Various experiences shape her writing including marriage, family, friendships, a graduate degree in the social sciences, and her career paths.

In her spare time, the author enjoys reading fiction and non-fiction, boating, swimming, biking, good food, and travel.

The Maryland Shores has two books in the series, with Second Chances: Book Two launching spring 2015.

Letting Go: Book One of The Maryland Shores women's fiction series was published in 2014, and a second edition appeared April 2015.

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Lauren Monroe Like the Nike ad, "Just do it." Park yourself in a chair and write. There is no substitute.

Be willing to learn. Read voraciously. Take feedback well. …more
Like the Nike ad, "Just do it." Park yourself in a chair and write. There is no substitute.

Be willing to learn. Read voraciously. Take feedback well. Surround yourself with positivity.

More to come! BTW: I have a "Writing Life" survey that I'm happy to share with serious writers of either fiction or non-fiction. You may take the survey and results will be presented at a future writer's conference where I will give a talk about all aspects of the writing life. Please message me with contact info if you're interested.(less)
Lauren Monroe I usually read over what I've written in the last writing session, mark up and edit a bit of what I already wrote and that somehow gets me in the groo…moreI usually read over what I've written in the last writing session, mark up and edit a bit of what I already wrote and that somehow gets me in the groove or mindset to continue writing more.

Peace and quiet, nice scenery helps. Nothing beats parking yourself in a chair, treating it as a job, and just writing. Period.(less)
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Congratulations to Sue in Virginia and Misty in Michigan, both of whom won recent Goodreads Giveaways for The Maryland Shores women's fiction series.

Almost 500 people entered for Letting Go: Book One and more than 600 entered for Second Chances: Book Two.

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Published on March 23, 2017 06:46 Tags: lauren-monroe, the-maryland-shores
Letting Go Second Chances
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“This is why weekends matter.”
Lauren Monroe, Letting Go

“Life takes over. We forget to appreciate just where we live.”
Lauren Monroe, Letting Go

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