owlladywriter
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Bio
Marcia has been writing fiction for some 40 years, beginning in grade school. Although her first love in fiction is fantasy, she spent a number of years writing a modern "My Fair Lady" tale set in 1980s Los Angeles. She describes the novel as "poor Latino gangbanger meets rich white rock musician." This novel has the working title Street Glass and Marcia hopes to return to it when her writing skills are up to what the story demands.
She decided to take the plunge into the dichotomy that is NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) in 2013. She came out the other side with the bones of the fantasy novel Night Shift. She wrote her very first outline ever prior to completing draft 3 of the novel, having discovered that writing "by the seat of her pants" only produces scenes of loosely related drivel.
She considers the works of J.R.R. Tolkien to be a strong early influence. Other favorite authors include Katherine Kurtz and Neil Gaiman.
Marcia enjoys gardening and stargazing. She's also keen on animal rights issues.