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Post by Shirley on May 11, 2007 19:41:08 GMT
Oh, that's great that Oons and her friends were there! Any photos?
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Post by maryos6 on May 11, 2007 20:22:22 GMT
Yes Shirley. I was thrilled when I saw them . Weren't they great to come - especially since the timing was so awkward. 12.00 - 2.00.
Photographer from Echo- the Cork Evening paper took pics. Hoping to see them on tomorrow evening. I meant to bring camera but was so fussed before I left home I forgot. Maybe I should have another signing - on camera!
Mary O S
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Post by Oonagh on May 11, 2007 21:24:04 GMT
It was my pleasure mary your husband is a great character!! I got a great laugh off him!! best of luck mary. im really enjoyed the book as well!!
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Post by Shirley on May 11, 2007 21:46:40 GMT
If the pics are in the Echo and you have a scanner, it would be great to see them! We can tell you how to post them up here if you would like to do so. It'd be lovely to put a face to the name!
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Post by maryos6 on May 11, 2007 22:24:54 GMT
Shirley,
I'll see if I can do something with getting a picture on. I might cheat and put on a very old one - prime of youth type of thing!
Yeah Oons.
Sean is a great character. He's well pleased now because somebody asked him to sign a book too!
Mary O S
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Post by Oonagh on May 12, 2007 23:46:20 GMT
ah bless!! Nearly finished the book!! I dont want it to end Mary Patty is a brill character!! I love her to bits!!
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Post by maryos6 on May 13, 2007 10:48:12 GMT
Hi Oonagh. thrilled you like Patty. I think she's a little trooper! Wish she lived near me!
Really hope you like the ending.
Mary O S
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Post by nicc on May 13, 2007 21:28:17 GMT
I'm going to get this book, just waiting Poolbeg to have a sale as there are a few n there that i want to order.
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Post by Oonagh on May 14, 2007 19:19:45 GMT
I loved the ending. i didnt like the thing between Kate and Martin though. i dont want to say too much i dont want to ruin for the girls.
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Post by maryos6 on May 14, 2007 20:31:01 GMT
Never mind Oonagh. All's well that ends well!
Trouble is we all get our relationships in a knot from time to time. That's life - and fiction too.
Hope you're somewhere drier than Cork this week. It lashed here today.
Talk soon Oonagh.
Mary O S
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Post by susanmay on May 16, 2007 14:04:23 GMT
I've noticed another book of yours Mary 'Parting Company', it looks another excellent read.
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Post by maryos6 on May 16, 2007 17:03:27 GMT
Hi susanmay,
Parting Company was my first book. It meant a lot to me because the motivation behind writing it was that both my parents died from cancer.
Having always escaped the harsher aspects of reality by reading and writing I decided to take the edge off this loss by inventing an imaginary cure for cancer. Of course I threw in the requisite number of affairs into the mix too!
I still miss my parents- always will -but writing Parting Company helped me be grateful for the good times and to accept that I was lucky to have had both of them in my life.
Mary O S
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Post by megan on May 16, 2007 17:12:12 GMT
Parting company sounds like an interesting book, Mary. I will look out for it.
I have also found writing a very good way to deal with losing someone - my grandmother. I wrote an entire novel inspired by her. Like you the process helped me be grateful for the many good times I had with her.
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Post by maryos6 on May 16, 2007 18:15:20 GMT
Hi Megan,
what's the name of your novel inspired by your grandmother? I'd love to read it.
I suppose every book has it's own individual inspiration but my second book ,As Easy As That , was totally inspired by fear!
I signed a three book contract with Poolbeg when they accepted Parting Company . I had no idea if I could write one more book ,let alone two. So in sheer terror ,I sat at the computer and began typing frantically. Luckily , a book came together but I haven't managed to shake off the 'what have I got myself into' feeling yet!
Mary O S
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Post by megan on May 16, 2007 21:23:54 GMT
Hi Mary,
the name of that novel is 'Soul to Soul'. It's not published yet. I am at the 'just-got-an-agent' stage of the process and have not yet got a publisher. I'm hoping I will some day soon though!
The bonus of my situation is that, as yet, there is no pressure on me to write. No one is 'waiting' for anything from me. I'll try and get as much done as I can before someone is!
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Post by maryos6 on May 16, 2007 22:16:30 GMT
Hi Megan, what a fabulous title! There's an immediate sense of intimacy between reader and writer about it. Really looking forward to seeing it being published.
Aren't you the sensible one doing things the right way around! I got publisher first and am only thinking about agent now. Not advise I would give to anyone starting out . I'm busy trying to grow a very hard shell before I start on the agent trail !
Mary O S
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Post by sMurphy on Jun 17, 2007 11:35:01 GMT
Mary,
Just finished your book on Friday - it's brilliant! What warm characters, and such an original plot with so many twists and turns! I love love loved this book, and highly recommend it! A great and riveting read!
Can't wait for the next one now Mary!!
Hugs
Renate
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Post by maryos6 on Jun 17, 2007 22:20:07 GMT
Ah! Renate! What a heart warming emer. Thank you so much.
So glad you enjoyed the read and particularly pleased you liked the chacters. I grew to know them all so well over the course of writing the book that it's a great thrill when someone else likes them too.
My next book - Ebb And Flow - is due out next Jan. Much editing ahead before it hits the shelves!
Thanks again ,Renate.
Mary O S
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Post by Oonagh on Jun 18, 2007 22:10:30 GMT
looking forward to it Mary already!!!
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Post by maryos6 on Jun 18, 2007 23:46:20 GMT
Hi Oonagh !
How are you? Enjoying the summer months I hope. We might be lucky and get some summer weather too before the leaves begin to fall!
I hope you'll like Ebb And Flow Oonagh. Jan seems so long away now but once August comes it's almost Christmas and next it's New Year and new book!
Mary O S
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