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Mary Alice Monroe Quotes

Privacy is something that we maintain for the good of ourselves and others. Secrecy we keep to separate ourselves from others, even those we love.

Privacy is something that we maintain for the good of ourselves and others. Secrecy we keep to separate ourselves from others, even those we love.

Mary Alice Monroe
Privacy, Secrecy, Those We Love
Mary Alice Monroe (2012). “The Beach House”, p.133, Harlequin

I always begin with a source of inspiration that comes from nature. The story comes from my research, volunteering, and meeting the people involved in that story world. I am an intuitive writer and an image, sound, experience can all inspire a scene or a plot twist!

Mary Alice Monroe
Inspiration, People, Volunteer
Source: www.maryannhenry.com

As I began researching butterflies, however, the monarch stood out among all of them. It's the only butterfly - the only insect - that migrates like a bird or a whale!

Mary Alice Monroe
Butterfly, Whales, Bird

The theme that runs through all my books is connection. Connection - physical and non-physical - with other humans, and connection with nature are necessary for our well-being. Without it, we are depressed, lonely, and fail to thrive.

Mary Alice Monroe
Running, Lonely, Book
Source: www.maryannhenry.com

To me, the glass is half-empty some days and half-full on others. Sometimes it's bone-dry. Or overflowing.

Mary Alice Monroe
Glasses, Half, Dry
Mary Alice Monroe (2017). “Girl in the Mirror”, p.135, MIRA

Southern writing is regional: it includes dialect, settings, and cultural traditions from that region. However the themes and story conflicts are universal. My challenge is to write regional fiction without falling into the trap of nostalgia. There are important issues facing the south that I believe should be raised in the stories to make them contemporary, believable, and relevant to today's readers.

Mary Alice Monroe
Fall, Believe, Writing
Source: www.maryannhenry.com

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