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‘First Man’: When a Father Walked on the Moon

Marian McCarthyFebruary 26, 2019

THE WONDER OF WRITING: Sometimes You Connect With Readers, and Sometimes You Don’t

Marian McCarthyFebruary 1, 2019writing life wonder readers reviews Beneath the Wild Blue Comments

Five Things I Learned When I Became My Own Publisher

Baby Boomers, Culture, Publishing, Writing Life, FeminismMarian McCarthyJanuary 23, 2019Independent publishing, Beneath the Wild Blue, Baby Boomer, Empowerment, entrepreneur, author Comments

Is It Possible for a Baby Boomer to Have a Personal History?

Is It Possible for a Baby Boomer to Have a Personal History?

On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union successfully launched a beachball-sized satellite to orbit the world in an elliptical path.

Baby Boomers, Culture, AgingMarian McCarthyNovember 21, 2018Comment

I’m no Barbie Girl. I’m a Barbie Woman.

My Barbie was no girl. She was a woman.

FeminismMarian McCarthyNovember 21, 2018 Comment

Dear Literary Agent: Enclosed Are My Hopes and Dreams

Dear Literary Agent: Enclosed Are My Hopes and Dreams

Dear Literary Agent: Enclosed are my hopes and dreams. Can you at least respond?

Publishing, Writing LifeMarian McCarthyNovember 21, 2018Comment

How Quitting the Gym Made Me a Better Writer

How Quitting the Gym Made Me a Better Writer

Dorothy Parker and I actually have something in common: a love-hate relationship with writing.

Writing LifeMarian McCarthyNovember 13, 2018Comment