Saturday, January 1, 2011

And the winner is....

Maria with husband Toby, and children
Leif (2) and Kaia (7)
Maria Muscarella is a Nurse-Herbalist, homeschool mom, and a children's story writer. She is also the winner of my giveaway contest and will receive a signed copy of Teaching the Story: Fiction Writing in Grades 4-8 

She told me that she lives just outside of Asheville, NC in a 16-sided cordwood house on a small homestead. She says, "For my daughter's 7th birthday I wanted to write her a short story. Somehow this little story has spiraled into a completed chapter book that I am totally in love with. (I know, it's my work, but it's nice to be proud of what you've created, right?)"

I agree. As writers it's nice to be proud of the work which we create!

I hope that Teaching the Story will help Maria craft her own stories as well as those her children write too.

5 comments:

CL said...

Congratulations, Maria!

Jean said...

Congratulations, Maria. Sounds like you live an exciting life in the mountains near Asheville.

Jean Hall
http://www.write2ignite.com

Maria said...

Thanks so much, Carol! I just received the book in the mail today. I can't wait to delve into it!

Carol Baldwin said...

Glad you're excited, Maria. Looking forward to hearing what you think.

Anonymous said...

YAY MARIA! From one homeschooling mom to another, Carol's book is WONDERFUL!

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