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Mary Vensel White

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Mary Vensel White is the author of Things to See in Arizona, Starling, Bellflower, and The Qualities of Wood.

She teaches writing and English and is the owner/editor at Type Eighteen Editing and publisher at Type Eighteen Books. She lives in southern California.

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Mary Vensel White So far, I have more ideas than I have time to write so writer's block hasn't been an issue for me. More of a problem is blocking out time to work on a…moreSo far, I have more ideas than I have time to write so writer's block hasn't been an issue for me. More of a problem is blocking out time to work on all of the ideas I have!(less)
Mary Vensel White Hi Jennifer,
Thanks for your note. My second novel, Bellflower, is listed here, if you'd be interested in that!
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Hi Jennifer,
Thanks for your note. My second novel, Bellflower, is listed here, if you'd be interested in that!
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Average rating: 3.31 · 509 ratings · 179 reviews · 5 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Qualities of Wood

3.06 avg rating — 381 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions
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Things to See in Arizona

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Bellflower

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Starling

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Favorite Reads, 2023

 You can see that we are already well into 2024, but I wanted to share my favorite reads of 2023. Some are independently published books and we all know those can use all the word-of-mouth possible! My reading numbers have gone down in recent years, as I do so much reading for editing, teaching, and now, publishing! I'm not complaining! I love each of these aspects of my book life. In 2023, I read

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