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Character Development
Author: marniep
• Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

In these videos, Southern author Jennifer Youngblood and I discuss the inspiration for our characters and how we develop them.

Part 1: Character Development

Part 2: Character Development

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Co-authoring Southern Literature
Author: marniep
• Saturday, June 06th, 2009

Being a Southern author, I love good Southern literature. Some of my all-time favorites are written by my good friend Jennifer Youngblood and her mother Sandra Poole. I’m always fascinated with the way Jennifer and Sandra write together. In this video they share how they collaborate with each other to create a seamless manuscript. Be sure to pick up a copy of Stoney Creek, Alabama. It’s wonderful!

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Looking for my next inspiration
Author: marniep
• Friday, June 05th, 2009

I’m always on the lookout for my next hero or heroine or plot-line for a next novel. My mom recently dug out an old recording of my grandmother playing the piano. She played in a silent movie house in the 1920′s. The more I’m thinking about her, the more I’m wondering if she might make a fun heroine.

The video below is my “Granny” playing some of her favorites from the silent movie era:

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