Her newest book is on the craft of writing, Your Book Starts Here: Create, Craft, and Sell Your First Novel, Memoir, or Nonfiction Book, based on her
"How to Plan, Write, and Develop a Book" writing workshops.
Mary's work has been featured in the New York Times, USA Today, and on WNPR.
She teaches workshops and weekly writing classes both online and in person at writing schools around the U.S., including the Loft Literary 
Center in Minneapolis, The Hudson Valley Writers' Center near New York City, Madeline Island School for the Arts on Madeline Island in Lake Superior, the New Hampshire Writers' Project in Manchester, Grub Street Writing School in Boston, and other locations.
A former nationally syndicated columnist for the Los Angeles Times, Mary's essays, short stories, articles, and poetry have appeared in literary journals, magazines, and newspapers around the U.S. and have won awards with the McKnight Awards for Creative Prose, Glimmer Train Press, the Loft Mentor Series, and other writing competitions.
She lives with her family in Connecticut and New Hampshire and writes a weekly blog for book writers.
