seniorwriter

Personal Information

Name: Marlys Marshall Styne
City, state/province: Chicago,Illinois
Country: United States
Date of Birth: Oct 12 1932
Homepage: http://www.seniorwriter.blogspot.com
Bio: I retired in 1999 after 40 years in the English Department of Wright College, where I was department chair for 7 years and Wright's Distinguished Service Professor for 1995-96. Finding myself 73, widowed, alone, and depressed, I published my first book, "Reinventing Myself: Memoirs of a Retired Professor," in 2006. I published my second book, "Seniorwriting: A Brief Guide For Seniors Who Want to Write" in 2007, and completed a family tribute to my late mother as well. I am a member os the Illinois Woman's Press Association, the National Federation of Press Women, the Chicago Writers Association, and the Authors Marketing Group and a volunteer at the Chicago Cultural Center. I received my BA degree from Luther College and my MA from the University of Minnesota.
Hobbies: Blogging
Writing
Reading
Travel
Computers
Favourite mantra or quote: "It's never too late to be who you might have been." George Eliot