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Colorado Authors Hall of Fame Induction Gala
September 6, 2025 @ 5:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Mara Purl, Founding Board Member
Join Mara and Fellow Board Members of the Colorado Authors Hall of Fame
For the Third Biannual Induction Ceremony & Gala Evening
Mara Purl – Presenter (Author & Performer)
It’s a Book! It’s a Play! It’s Both!
Coalesce Bookstore
845 Main Street
Morro Bay, California
Coalesce Bookstore Website
https://coalescebookstore.com/
Sunday, October 12, 2025
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Mara Purl, Anne R. Allen, Tony Piazza, Christine Ahern, Rolynn Anderson
Join these awesome Central Coast authors for their popular “Book Drama” Event! Wearing multiple hats, acclaimed coastal mystery authors shall alarm, intrigue, delight & amuse you with their dramatic skills as they take turns performing scenes from their latest works!
Book Signing & Light refreshments following the performance!
Milford-Haven Lighthouse Tour:
A 35-year Celebration of the Novels, Radio Drama & Podcast
October 18, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join Mara and her amazing Milford-Haven Team including Cast Members & Engineer, Artists & Marketers, Followers & Fans for a fabulous Tasting of local wines & cheeses at a historic lighthouse property!
Enjoy sunset from the lighthouse overlooking gorgeous Avila Bay.
A private event at the Point Luis Lighthouse
https://www.pointsanluislighthouse.org/
March 11, 2026
“With the Dreams in Milford-Haven”
National Dream Day
eBOOK LAUNCH
Join Mara for a 3-day Amazon event
March 11, 12, 13 2026
November 14, 2026
Writing at Sea Cruise
Writing …
Is it a calling?
Or is it a job?
Could it be a fool’s errand?
Or a real and unbelievable possibility?
Is writing your dream?
Or will it become your reality?
Step 1: Commit to 7 days away from the “world” to begin to write; to stretch your writing; to brainstorm with other writers; to get coaching.
Step 2: Book passage on the Writing-at-Sea Cruise …
it’s happening November 14-21, 2026.
Step 3: Embrace your own breakthrough … we promise, there will be many.
For Fiction Authors
- Deep dive into your core beliefs and find your premise.
- Create sustaining character profiles.
- Learn dynamic outlining tools.
- Discover your story arc.
- Create the blueprint for your novel, novella, novelette, or short story.
- Turn your irritations into story pearls.
- Complete your voyage with a clear vision of your completed book.
For Non-Fiction Authors
- Deep dive into your core beliefs and find your premise.
- Examine key structures and match them to your topic.
- Find your author voice and synch with your speaker persona.
- Create the outline for your business book, memoir, self-help, or perfect non-fiction genre.
- Turn your personal experiences into dynamic, illustrative story text.
- Complete your voyage with a clear vision of your completed book.
Dr. Judith Briles and Mara Purl are both bestselling and award-winning authors. Between the two, they have published over 55 books and earned over 125 awards. They know writing and what it takes to create a book and a career.
Join them for seven writing success days.
To secure your stateroom call 303-885-2207 or email Judith@Briles.com
“With the Clouds Over Miami” by Mara Purl
January 25, 2027
National Florida Day
eBOOK LAUNCH
Join Mara for a 3-day Amazon event
January 25-26-27, 2027
Can a young woman on her first mission take down the cleverly vicious CEO of a family empire?
Can she play her part, manage her team, and guard her heart all at the same time? The unscrupulous greed and amoral plans of the three Pliant brothers are designed to ruin the ecology of one Caribbean country after another. What will it take to stop them? This mission will require two family enterprises against one. It all starts in Florida, with a romantic interlude in gorgeous Biscayne National Park—a significant connection? Or an untimely distraction? Then the action picks up in Miami, where Morgan Jones-Smith and her team assemble to complete their strategies. Then the team and their quarry embark on the spectacular Monarch Cruise Line Ship, sliding through the sparkling Caribbean waters en route to St. Maartens. Will they arrive safely? Will they uncover what Pliant has hidden in their personal cargo? Will Morgan’s cover be blown? Will someone be tossed overboard in the dark of night?
Beware the gathering storm . . . With the Clouds Over Miami
