by Marie Watts | Jul 4, 2022 | Blog
The Fourth of July is our national holiday to celebrate the birth of the United States of America as an independent nation. The document that envisioned a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal was the...
by Marie Watts | Jun 27, 2022 | Blog
The concept of personal best caught my attention last week as I played golf for the second time since the pandemic started. And, of course, I sucked. Despite my husband’s coaching, I kept raising up while swinging, topping the ball. I hit some good shots, perhaps...
by Marie Watts | Jun 20, 2022 | Blog
The Juneteenth (June 19, 1865) experience smacked me upside the head this weekend as I participated in numerous Juneteenth celebrations. Take yourself back one hundred fifty-seven years ago to Fayette County, Texas where thirty-three percent of the inhabitants were...
by Marie Watts | Jun 13, 2022 | Blog
The great paper shortage will get worse before it gets better. As we speak, book publishers are in a panic. Why are we in this mess? PAPER SHORTAGE DUE TO CHANGING CORPORATE PRACTICES Jack Welsh, CEO of General Electric, began his corporate reign in 1981, ushering in...
by Marie Watts | Jun 6, 2022 | Blog
Day Promotes Authors and Genre that Consistently Tops Bookseller Charts I’m inviting everyone to celebrate Women’s Fiction Day with the Women’s Fiction Writers Association. I joined this organization several years ago and it has made a...
by Marie Watts | May 30, 2022 | Blog
Imagine my surprise when I learned that I am invisible; I do not exist according to my alma mater, the University of Texas. Last week I began researching my new historical novel and came across an article in JSTOR to read. Supposedly, because I am a Texas Ex member,...
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