In this episode of She's Not Done Yet: Conversations with women over 50, I (Becky Berry) talk with novelist Mary Ann Noe.

I'm excited to chat with Mary Ann because I'm an inveterate reader (150+ books/year) and I've always wanted to interview an author. Mary Ann is my first.

Mary Ann embodies the idea of She's Not Done Yet. She's in her late 70's and has published 3 books in the last 3 years. Another one will be released in October 2024. Talk about not being done yet!

In our conversation we talk about her novel, A Handful of Pearls and her newest release, Water the Color of Slate plus her other novels in process.

One of my favorite parts of our conversation occurred when Mary Ann shared how her mom gave her the first sentence in A Handful of Pearls - it's an attention-grabbing sentence!

We also cover her writing process, her writing group, and, in general, the business of writing.

Water the Color of Slate was released in October 2023 at a launch party hosted by Tricia's Troops, a local Southeast Wisconsin non-profit organization that supports people with cancer. Mary Ann is a breast cancer thriver.

Stay tuned for more books from Mary Ann. Her murder mystery, Deserving of Murder, will be published in October 2024. It's part one of a trilogy.

You can find Mary Ann's books at independent bookstores, on Amazon (including Kindle), and at Barnes & Noble online.

I'm going to invite Mary Ann back to talk about Deserving of Murder when it's published.

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Resources and Show Links:

Mary Ann's blog: www.maryannnoe.com

Tricia's Troops: https://triciastroops.org/

Email me: [email protected]

My coaching website: https://beckyberrycoach.com

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Becky