Tag Archives: editing

Awesome Workshops For summer and Fall!

Posted on May 18, 2024 by marymarvella

In case you missed it, I have been editing books more than I have been writing them lately. Why? My inner teacher and my inner writer decided it was time I shared some of the things I have learned over … Continue reading →

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Where Did I Put those Tools?

Posted on November 17, 2022 by marymarvella

 I have been looking diligently for my writing tool box so I can begin a new book!  “Ah, there it is.” I squat down to heft my large tool box, but it proves easier to lift than I remembered.  How odd! … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Need an Editor REBLOG

Posted on August 31, 2022 by marymarvella

I Don’t Need an Editor. Mary Marvella Barfield (Mary Marvella) I’ve heard that often and have even said it. I was wrong! I recently took a manuscript I had planned to update and load to create print books. The story … Continue reading →

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Back To Teaching for a Day!

Posted on March 29, 2017 by marymarvella

Do I have your attention? This has nothing to do with my blog, but…. Saturday I gave a workshop for the Southern Magic Romance Writers in Birmingham, Alabama.  Most of me was excited! Part of me feared the PowerPoint presentation … Continue reading →

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Things I Couldn’t Have Predicted Five Years Ago.

Posted on March 16, 2015 by marymarvella

Life is full of surprises. As much as I loved teaching, I didn’t expect to be tutoring 20 or more hours a week. I need a day planner now. (NICE!) I would have denied that I could self-publish my own … Continue reading →

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