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Desert Lady Diaries


Apr 3, 2018

Mari Collier, Author
 
As a young girl, Mari & her mom traveled to Arizona because of Mari's health and after several summers traveling back to Iowa, the whole family eventually moved. After a number of years in the Pacific Northwest, with 130+ inches of rain a year, Mari and her husband moved to 29Palms, joining their daughter.
 
In this episode Mari talks about her early writing in school and for the local newspaper in Audubon, Iowa and how she ended up working for Nintendo. Mari also let's us in on a bit of her writing process. Her science fiction books can be found on Amazon, Kindle and at Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree.
 
A member of the Desert Writers Guild of 29Palms, Mari also writes for the Old Schoolhouse Journal, a publication of the Old Schoolhouse Museum, where she also volunteers in the Library.
 
Mentioned in this episode:
 
Mari and her books on Amazon
 
The Old Schoolhouse Museum on Trip Advisor
 
29Palms Historical Society
 
Space Cowboy Books Joshua Tree