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Morrine Depolo

Born

London, The United Kingdom

Website

http://www.morrinedepolo.com

Twitter

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Genre

Fiction, Fantasy, Spirituality

Influences

Robertson Davies, Charles Dickens

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Since a child, I have always been a writer of poems and short stories but never a novelist. The thought of writing a book was overwhelming and my mind shrank from such an undertaking. But that changed after completing the 2010 NaNoWriMo challenge during which I began the draft of my first book. MAGGIE's SHADOW was reworked and revised and evolved from there and then published as my first novel in September, 2014. At times, it was a grueling and often disheartening four year project but worth every minute. I proved to myself that I could accomplish what I never thought possible.

This first draft was fine tuned in the UCLA Extension Writer's Program where I graduated in 2012 having received invaluable feedback from fellow students and publishe Since a child, I have always been a writer of poems and short stories but never a novelist. The thought of writing a book was overwhelming and my mind shrank from such an undertaking. But that changed after completing the 2010 NaNoWriMo challenge during which I began the draft of my first book. MAGGIE's SHADOW was reworked and revised and evolved from there and then published as my first novel in September, 2014. At times, it was a grueling and often disheartening four year project but worth every minute. I proved to myself that I could accomplish what I never thought possible.

This first draft was fine tuned in the UCLA Extension Writer's Program where I graduated in 2012 having received invaluable feedback from fellow students and published instructors. After submitting the manuscript to several agents with polite rejections ~ although one liked it but not what she was looking for ~ I decided to self-publish and pleased I did since I retained complete control over the contents and its publishing.

Formatting the paperback was demanding and another challenge since the requirements are exacting although the e-book was easier. During this particular phase of my book I realized that the cover had copyright issues so decided to eliminate that problem, pulled out my water colors and did the illustration myself.

Since I first published Maggie's Shadow I have received many wonderful comments and encouraging feedback. I so appreciate my readers who take the time to write a review ~ an invaluable acknowledgement for a writer. I've submitted Maggie's Shadow to Goodreads Giveaway and plan to again in the near future.

When I wrote this biography, my second novel was in the draft stage and I fell asleep at night with new revelations on what was unfolding with the characters beginning to demand more of my attention. I found it interesting they all considered themselves worthy of being the main protagonist. But that was okay. They were a feisty bunch although sometimes a tad reluctant to tell the truth. Eventually they did ~ or more or less ~ and hopefully the reader will find their fibs interesting in this second just released novel, YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW, and available through lulu.com and Amazon.

You can find it newly listed here on Goodreads and I plan to submit signed copies in the Giveaways and I hope you will make it one of your To-Read and Read books.
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Average rating: 4.19 · 21 ratings · 8 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Maggie's Shadow 4.06 avg rating — 17 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
	Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2016 — 3 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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