Carole Marsh Blog

Writing Most Mysterious!

On Wednesday, October 13th (appropriately), Gallopade held a mystery-writing seminar for young writers 7-14.  Conducted by Paige Muh, it was an afternoon extravaganza of all things writing... most mysterious!

We certainly appreciated parents who went to the trouble and expense to bring their talented children.  Needless to say, we love to encourage kids to write, and to give them ideas, skills, and tips, tricks, and more on how to excel through the written word.  Most of our ideas are not taught in school.  They are real world "who is your audience; what do you want them to do" writing skills. We help them write from their head and

Fame is Funny?

Every now and then, a stalwart Carole Marsh Mystery book fan (or their mom, dad, grandma, etc.) will track me down. Today, a young fan is passing through? Peachtree City on the way from Ohio to Florida...just to see me!  They wanted to know if there was a picture of me in town they could see, so I'm thinking maybe I will go before the city

Workshop Wrap-Up!

 We had some talented writers turn out for Carole's writing workshop Monday night - including a 14-year old writer who has submitted over 31 chapters of fan fiction to his favorite website!  Carole passed along gobs of information and tips about how writers can build a framework for a book to make writing more

Serendipity School Visit

I have been blogging in on Clyattville, Georgia (near Valdosta) Elementary School's Gifted students' blog...hosted by teacher Lynn Tessin.  They are avid Carole Marsh Mystery fans. When Bob and I began to prepare for our trip to Orlando to Ed Expo, I said, "I think that school might be on the way!"  Sure nuff, it is just five miles and one great country cookin' diner off I-75.  So this am,

One More Week!!

 So, what do you want first?  Good news or bad news?  Ok, BAD NEWS is that the Big Pencil Writing Workshop scheduled for Monday, March 15th has been postponed.  The GOOD NEWS is that it is rescheduled for Monday, March 22nd!  You have one more week to sign up for this fun, informative writing workshop lead by  Carole Marsh and find out the tricks and secrets of how 
 to write a  real–live marketable book!  Find workshop registration information on our website www.bigpencilwritingworkshops.com  or call me (Paige) at 770-631-4798.  You don't want to miss out this amazing opportunity!!  Look forward to seeing you there!

The Tides of March

I know...it's supposed to be the Ides of March, but Bob and I are headed to the Virgin Islands for the weekend, so...pix and a report when I return; never been there but once wanted to live there; had a friend who did live there during her high school years.  Had our high schooler turn us down for a move because he did not want to leave his friends...can't blame him, he still has them.  In fact, if we had moved, we would have gotten there just in time for one of their worst hurricanes.  So a weekend sounds just about right, especially at the end of what has been a really cold winter in the South.  More when I get back...iiiiiffffff we come back?

Make My Day!

Man, some great letters from kids make my day:  from an autistic boy who wrote in his own hand with enthusiasm and love...a repeat correspondence from a young man with no hands who loves my books and says, "Having no hands does not stop me from doing anything!"  I believe him.  And then there was the one from one of my fans who read the Mystery in the Amazon Forest, went to Puerto Rico, was attacked by a wild mongoose (in the Amazon), and had to go to two hospitals to get rabies shots!  The truth really is stranger than fiction!  By the way, that boy was age six!  I think they all deserve to be one of my book characters one day, because they are already real characters!

Calling All Writers!

 Hello again!  It's Paige!  I wanted to announce that I have begun preparations for the writing workshop Carole is conducting here at the Gallopade offices on March 15th!  If you live within driving distance, we want YOU to join us!  The workshop is called "How to Write a Marketable Book in Six Days, Six Weeks, or Six Months – YOU CAN!"  This could be the key you've been looking for to transform