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Happy August! Thank you for visiting! I like to think of my website as a place where land meets ocean, where ideas meet feelings, and where head meets heart. Journey with me to land’s end . . . where logic has done its best and can go no farther. Adventure with me to ocean’s beginning . . . where the heart rests in motion. Thanks for joining me on the journey!

from my heart to yours,

 

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When Otters Play by Mara Purl

TOP FEMALE AUTHOR

Mara has been named the
Top Female Author of Fiction for 2019
by The Authors Show!

 

Mara’s post on USA TODAY . . .
Click to read: Happy Ending ‘In Here’

 

American Voices with Senator Bill BradleyMara Purl Interview
American Voices with Senator Bill Bradley
SiriusXM Radio Channel 124
Link to American Voices site
American Voice Facebook page
August 11, 2013[audio:https://www.marapurl.com/wp-content/audio/MaraPurl-interviewd by BillBradley-AmericanVoicesSiriusXM-8-2013.mp3]

Mara Purl is interviewed by Senator Bill Bradley on his program American Voices. They discuss writing, e-books versus print books, living a life in the arts in today’s economy, and living not only from the head, but from the heart.

from the blog

Part II – Books versus TV, Narrative Voice versus Scripted Scenes: Bosche, Milford-Haven

July 19, 2020 by Mara Purl

We authors dig deep to find the truths lurking in the souls of our characters. When these truths surface, we have little choice but to write them down, if we want to be authentic. And remember, the root of the word “author” is the same as the root of the word Continue reading →

Part I – Books versus TV, Narrative Voice versus Scripted Scenes: Longmire, Outlander

July 19, 2020 by Mara Purl

A Guest Post by Mara Purl

Every author wants their novels to be made into a film or a television series. Right?

So let’s take a look at how these two worlds of “series”—both the readable and the viewable kind—connect, overlap, or compete. Some people discover a great series first on TV, then want to dig deeper by reading the original books. Some don’t want to see the adaptation on a screen until they’ve delved into the books, sometimes referred to by producers as “source material.”

Here we’ll take a look at works by Diana Gabaldon (the Outlander series), and Craig Johnson (the Longmire series).

Enjoy reading this post at the Anne R. Allen and Ruth Harris Writing About Writing Blog.

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Gift Books Across the Sea

February 20, 2020 by Mara Purl

There’s a person, now, whose love of books inspired me, and who I’ve been able to encourage in turn with a simple gesture. She had collected books to enjoy and to share. Who knows, now, how far and wide her own sharing will reach? I know I touched her heart, and she touched mine. Continue reading →