Maria's Friends

Maria's Page

About Me:: My Father introduced me to reading and writing as a child. I try to write something every day, often it's only a shopping list. I like to read and write in solitude, in warm coffee shops, and busy railway stations.

Ideas that spring to mind are inclined to spend some time incubating whilst doing gardening, watercolour painting and daydreaming, many of these ideas never reach maturity, but its fun engendering and developing them.

I admit to being a closet bohemian, I draw inspiration from walking by the sea and in woodland, and from fellow readers and writers. When I'm not reading or writing I can be found …procrastinating, listening to music, surfing – online, gardening or walking with my grandsons. I think sleep is a waste of precious time, and I'm never without the requisite company of a novel, note book and pen in my bag at all times.

Books And Authors I Like:: Val McDermid - Mark Billingham -Kate Atkinson - Sheila Quigley - Stuart McBride - Martyn Waites - Harlan Coben - Simon Kernick - Ann Cleeves - Michael Connolley - Chris Brookmyre - Denise Mina - John Harvey - John Connor - Ann Tyler - Tess Gerritson - John Connolley - Patrick Gayle - more to follow...

At 10:12pm on December 16, 2009, RONALD FEASEL said…: Please add me my requests full. Checkout my entries here on my second novel I'm writing---Moral Dilemma at: http://www.freado.com/book/5100/MORAL-DILEMMA
And http://www.freado.com/book/5120/THE-RHYME-MAN

At 10:03pm on July 15, 2008, Allan E. Ansorge said…: With this writing youdo, do you submitt? Publish?

At 3:31am on July 15, 2008, JackBludis said…: Ah, a closet Bohemian. I was once a closet hippie. Suit and tie during the week and working a door at a bar in Baltimore's Fells Point on weekends.

At 7:21am on July 14, 2008, Sheila Quigley said…: As usual this could only happen to me. A wasp stung the top of my foot, in the garden, jerked foot up as you do, and brought it down on broken glass. But because of the pain of the sting, i didn't feel the glass, or thought it was part of the sting, the toe was cut to ribbons really really nasty, that was five six weeks ago, it was healing nicely, until the nurse cut some dead skin away on wednesday she must have nicked it because I now have a new cut where their wasn't one before. Became poisoned again, but district nurse in this morning and its healing. Thank God, so should be there. See you soon. Sheila Q

At 4:40am on July 14, 2008, L.J. Sellers said…: Hi Maria
I'll have to check out some of your favorite authors. So much to read, so little time.

At 3:57am on July 13, 2008, JackBludis said…: My only procrastination is Golf.

At 4:59am on July 12, 2008, Joanne Parker said…: Yep, it really is a great photo.
Looking forward to seeing you next week too.

At 4:16am on July 12, 2008, Sheila Quigley said…: Hello Maria, hope you are well and I will see you soon at Harrogate. love Sheila Q