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Maggie Mooha

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Maggie began her career by writing a Star Trek novel called A Free Radical. She got an agent who took it to the Powers-That- Be and they told her they would not read anything by anyone but the authors they already hired. OK. So much for that idea. Next, she turned to screenwriting. Working with her mentor, Madeline DiMaggio, she was a semi-finalist in the Prime-Time Television division of the Heart of Film Screenwriting Contest at the Austin Film Festival for her script “X-Files Mananangal”, and also won a screenwriting contest sponsored by Square Magazine in New York. All of these and subsequent screenplays and teleplays remain stubbornly unproduced.
Taking a different tack, she began work on Elizabeth in the New World. After finally finis
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Maggie Mooha If I am ever stuck, I go to the pool and swim or walk the dog and somehow things clear up. Sitting and staring at a blank page or screen never works.
Maggie Mooha It keeps my mind engaged. During the lockdown, I wrote another book that entailed a lot of research. I was immersed in the Crimean War and my characte…moreIt keeps my mind engaged. During the lockdown, I wrote another book that entailed a lot of research. I was immersed in the Crimean War and my characters' lives for months. It really helped. When things were better, traveling to the places I was writing about was one of the great pleasures of writing. I hope I get to do that again soon. (less)
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Selling Simon is a well-written romance novel that is for adults only. The heroine is a hard-scrabble prostitute who is trying to escape the business. Her relationship with Simon begins as purely one of self-preserving commercialism, but deepens into ...more
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First of all, you need to know that I love this series. I am totally immersed in the relationships between the characters, especially Persis and Archie. I don’t want to give anything away but let’s just say this book begins with a tragedy and takes y ...more
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Only Mine is a worthy part of the Foretold series, set in ancient Europe. The main characters Hugh LeCuir and Lady Astrid are destined to be lovers. Hugh sees her in dreams from the age of seven and is flabbergasted when he meets her in person. He is ...more
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“but Elizabeth had the conviction of the desperate and would brook no argument.”
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“Happiness,” her father repeated. “It’s an elusive thing, Lizzy, but everyone should have the opportunity to reach for it, I suppose.”
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“He had become an adept liar. Perhaps he had always been a liar.”
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Richard Dominguez thank you for the friend


Sophia Thanks for friending me, Margaret!

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