Mary Anderson Read-a-loud

Our friends Freddie the Cat and Emma Pigeon are getting older, but despite some aches and pains that are still up for adventure, and for meeting new friends.

Mary Anderson Talks about how to use dialogue to help create character and forward the plot

Sometimes you set out to write something and you realize you don't know a lot of the details about what you will be writing about. What do you do? 

Revisions, no matter how frustrating they may be, can shape your book you want to write if you know how to approach them. 

One of the best and most rewarding parts about writing is research. Learn more about the process.

How do you create a character that feels real and interests you as a writer? 

The importance of using your subconscious in shaping the story you want to tell. 

The Point of View is one of the critical elements of storytelling. Who is describing the action can make all the difference in how a story unfolds. 

At all my masterclasses and book talks I get questions. Often the same one from kids and adults. What do you think that is? 

Mary Anderson talks about some of the projects she wrote that never sold. 

Mary Anderson talks about writing a play based on everyday women throughout history

Mary Anderson talks about adapting a favorite children's book into a musical

Henry the Terrier joins Freddie the Cat and Emma the Pigeon in this new story about the team trying to inject a little excitement into their lives with a new adventure helping Mommy Kat start a new, treats for pets business.     

Freddie, Emma and their best friend Henry the Terrier are worried there is an old ghost haunting their apartment building.  The Glen Cairn Ghost is my latest book involving the characters of Emma, Freddie and Henry. This is the third in that series of their adventures. Years earlier I had previously published three novels with Emma, the pigeon who can read and Freddie, the cat who was formerly in...