Marta Stephens

69, Female

Midwest USA

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Muncie, IN
About Me:
I love creating complex plots that keep readers glued to the edge of their seats and the pages. I'm happy to take on the challenge of developing protagonists that are sharp but not always perfect. Even the bad guys—the ones readers will love to hate are sometimes more fun to create. To be honest, though, I simply enjoy the process of writing; the plot development, research, creating scenes and characters. I don’t even mind editing—it’s nothing for me to cut thousands of pages from my work in progress.
The real joy for me, however, is having the opportunity to connect with my readers and hear or read their reaction to my work. That’s totally fulfilling.
I Am A:
Reader, Writer
Website:
http://www.mstephensbooks.com
Books And Authors I Like:
My favorite book and author is the one who grabs my attention at the moment.

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  • Marta Stephens

    At 10:04am on January 21st, 2008, Marta Stephens said…
    Hi Neil! Yes, my publisher is in the UK, BeWrite Books and Silenced Cry is available on all the Amazons and other shops. If you'll look in the "Buy Now" section on my site, I have several British locations listed including the London Book Depository. It's also available directly from my publisher at http://www.bewrite.net/merchant2/4.00/merchant.mv?

    Thanks so much for taking time to view my video. If you're interested, I developed a 6-part series of articles on developing and Internet presense. They too are available on my website in the "Author to Author" section. I'm posting one a week. Thus far you'll find three posted. "The Public Author," "The Author's Website," and "Book Trailers." Upcoming titles are, "Spreading the Word," "Virtual Book Tours," and "The Hometown Advantage."

    You asked how the book is doing. I'm not getting rich, but Silenced Cry is doing well, I think. My publisher is happy. I had great sales in this past fall (the book came out in April 2007) and I thoroughly enjoy what I'm doing. For the moment that's what counts. :)

    So glad we "met!"
    Marta

    Jan 21, 2008

  • Susan Whitfield

    Absolutely! Just give me the details. Thanks for asking.

    Jan 24, 2009

  • J. F. Juzwik

    Hi Marta, Sorry it took me so long to reply. I'm in a knock-down, drag-out with a story, but I think I may win the match soon. I HOPE SO since deadline for submission is this Saturday. Indy is so close for me too and I'd love to attend Bouchercon, but I'll have to see how things go. Right now, I've got the grandkids all the time (SUPER FUN!), but my granddaughter is a bit young to attend. My grandson is a crimewriter (God bless him) at the age of 9 and a good one too, so he'd like to go, but we'll just have to see how I could work it out. Hope all is well with you. Joyce

    May 26, 2009