Love Match by Mary Malone

[susanmay]

Thanks Oons.

Mary and Marisa both look gorgeous. I can't believe you have two teenage sons Mary. You need to write a book and tell us your secret!

[claire]

wow thanks for that Oons

[tatty]

Thanks Oons, great photo

[megan]

Thank you Oonagh! It was great to see a picture of Mary on her big night! Looking lovely!

[Oonagh]

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Another Article that was on saturday s echo. Its a cool article ill try and the print in another email!

[Oonagh]

the text is not perfect so apologies girls my scanner is small! This is ther local paper The Echo in Cork. Mary does reviews for this paper. I just thought it was a lovely article and i know the girls would love to see it!

Here s the link to it
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[megan]

Thanks a million for posting that Oonagh! I really enjoyed reading all about Mary. What great determination she has shown in getting published - good on you Mary!

[Oonagh]

It was my pleasure! It was great to see it on the echo and to get great coverage on it!

[claire]

Oonagh that was great, thanks for putting it up

[Mary]

Thanks a million everybody!
I love the compliment re having two teenagers.....my secret?
Start young I guess and then you grow up with them.

I'm sorry I still haven't put up photos, but I've been all over Ireland book signing and just can't settle to sorting thing out.

I appreciate all the support,
thanks a mill everybody,
I had a beautiful letter today from a total stranger telling me how much she enjoyed Love Match. IT's so amazing to think that somebody took the time to write me a letter!
Mary.

[megan]

Wow! Mary that is SO special to receive a letter from a complete stranger like that for your book! How wonderful!! That is so precious!

[megan]

I got Love Match from my book shop yesterday afternoon and had it read by this morning! The more I read the more I enjoyed it! Congratulations Mary! What is that special ingredient that makes me want to keep turning the pages? Me wants me some of that!
And I liked the ending - especially for Tina!

[Mary]

Ah, Megan, I'm so pleased that Love Match kept you entertained and turning pages!!
Phew, it's such a relief to please my readers!

that's the icing on the cake.
I was in Tralee and Killarney book signing today, had a lovely afternoon. My Mum and aunt came along with me. We did some shopping along the way - so not all work!

thanks again,
Mary.

[Oonagh]

I saw the review in the echo yesterday. I was thrilled that Wendy what s her namegave a good review. I saw it at work so i dont have it to put up! Sorry girls! It s great publicity on getting on the echo a few times. It s really appealing to the munster crowd. My friend bought it during the week!Im dead proud of you Mary!

[Mary]

Thanks, Oonagh. I feel at this stage you should be on commission for PR!
The feedback is wonderful and I'm so proud of the 4 star review I received.

God, I still feel like I'm dreaming.........I've been to so many bookshops in the last couple of weeks and I still get a high to see Love Match on the shelves beside so many well known authors!

Cheers again, girlie,
Mary

[EmmaH]

Finished Love Match at the weekend. Very enjoyable, satisfying read. My fave character was Tina's husband Ray - even with his attraction to Cathy (to me that just made him more human and at least he didnt carry through with his temptation!!). Many congratulations Mary - hope you're enjoying all your publicity!

[Mary]

I sure am, Emma,
I hope you're still writing away!
I must get back to writing my 3rd novel....have been too busy the last few weeks but now my fingers are itching to get going again!!
thanks again,
Mary.

[Rowena]

Hello All,
New to this forum, so hope that I am not repeating what's gone before, or interrupting your sessions, or just being annoying!

I found this site when I was searching for Mary Malone's website/information. I had read the article in the Echo (am also Corkonian) and was inspired by Mary's story.

Recently I started writing my first book. I love thinking about my book, the characters, and their lives, and love it even more when I actually get the chance to write it all down. I have several chapters written, and have sent off samples to a few publishers.

I just feel very "out here" at the moment, and that's why I love this site. What great support to each other you all seem to be.

I was wondering, of course, if anyone (particularly Mary I guess, as fellow Corkonian), would be interested in working with me on this first novel I have subjected a journalist friend of mine to the drafts so far, and she has been great. But I would love someone experienced in the area to tell me, yes its a runner, no you should quit this book and try something else, or where to go next...

I hope I havent stepped out of line on this forum just didn't know where to go next ...

Thank you so much,
Hugs
Smurph

[nicc]

Don't think that you are not welcome here, Rowena. We have a little saying here "the more the merrier!". We always welcome new people on here and WE ALL love to chat, not just about books and authors but we talk about other things too (as I'm sure you noticed if you looked in the general chat section).
Good luck with the book. What is it about? You'll definately have to let us know how you get on with it.
Welcome and I hope to hear more from you soon.
Nic

[megan]

HI Rowena,
Welcome to the site! There are lots of readers and budding authors here! Check out the Writing and Getting Published section it is full of really interesting threads for writers like you. (I am in the same position - sending my work out to publishers and agents.) I have found everyone very helpful and supportive here, and I hope you do too!

[charlene]

Hi Rowena Welcome to the forum you are more than welcome here, Good luck with your book I look forward to hearing more about it.

[sMurphy]

Wow what a welcome, thanks girls! Great to find a sort of "online coffee morning"! Am in work right now, but already feel a new addition (this forum) in the offing!! OOps!

My book is basically about a woman, who has it all, the man, the job, the life basically, and then the cherry on the cake, she decides to have a baby. And that's when the fun starts. Her perfect world is turned upside down and within 3 months, she has lost the plot, her husband, her job and practically the will to live! Okay it's a little exaggerated maybe, but actually I did want to bring in the issues that women face when they have a baby, the choices that they (not their partners) must make and how - for a generation that has been told we can have it all - mothers will always be mothers first and foremost. I hope that it's funny though, and would love to think it's sort of "Bridget Jones has a baby" in some ways, except Bridget is from Cork, of course!

Now that you know - do you think it's been done before? Is the market too limited? Is it too narrow? I had thought that there was a great opening for this sort of book, but since I started writing others have popped up like "The Rise & Fall of Yummy Mummy" et al. What d'ya think?

[Oonagh]

Now that you know - do you think it's been done before? Is the market too limited? Is it too narrow?
I dont think the market is too limited any more for these types of books at all! An irish author has done something similiar to that kind of storyline before though. Dont panic though From what you said I think it will be different to the books she has wrote! It seems really interested the book i mean! Fair play to you!

[Oonagh]

Hi mary, Its me again. I lent my copy of Love Match to a friend and she wanted to know did you have other books! I could see her disappointment on her face when i said not yet! i said that was only published a few weeks ago. she said the book was A1 and she always tells me the truth about books if she hates them. She just thought it was brillant! I had to tell you about it!

[Mary]

Thanks so much everybody,
Oonagh - tell your friend I'm working on book three right now and book 2 will be out next year.......it's alreay in the bag!

Rowena, I'd be delighted to help you in any way I can - not that I'm an expert or anything, but I know I'd never be a published author without the continued support I received on this site and from terrific generous authors.

Send me a personal message if you want to contact me directly - I'll give you my email address.
Have to help each other out in this game, it's part of the fun of writing.

Mary.

[Oonagh]

Congrats mary on the fantastic review on Ireland on sunday! I just read it!!

[Mary]

Yeah, isn't it fantastic!
Am over the moon!

Cheers, Oonagh.

[Shirley]

I read Love Match on hols and really enjoyed it. Loved Tina to bits! The lotto couldn't have happened to a nicer person. I loved the way she always looked out for her kids and put them first for all of her life. The story hung together really well. Great stuff, Mary!

[Mary]

Thanks a mill, Shirley - glad it kept you entertained even though you were on honeymoon and probably had loads of other things to keep you occupied!!
Over all, Tina seems to have been many readers' favourite character!
Mary.

[Shirley]

Mary, I brought Love Match to Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon with me, so my copy of the book is well travelled! It was like having a little taste of home while I was away. I also lived in Kinsale one summer many years ago, so I loved the setting!