Bøger af Marie Campbell

This book is not a 'how to guide' on writing either a book or a screenplay. It's an account of my personal journey writing, promoting and pitching both my book Olga - A Daughter's Tale and the screenplay based on my book, Olga. A journey that has brought joy and frustration, in unequal measure - some joy and a lot of frustration! I came to write late in life and as a result of dramatic circumstances. I was in my 50s when my mother had a near-death experience. Mum was Jamaican, born and raised in Kingston. For personal reasons, she had deliberately severed contact with her family in Jamaica. Consequently, I knew little about my family, my heritage, who my relations were or, of particular importance to me, who my father was. Mum's near-death experience motivated me to make a concerted effort to find her family. As a result of genealogical research and eventually tracing her family, what I discovered filled me with such awe and admiration for her that I wanted future generations of my family to know something about this remarkable woman and also know about their heritage. I wrote Olga - A Daughter's Tale as a tribute to my mother.I thought it worth sharing my experience since it may assist new writers who are thinking about writing either a book or screenplay from making the same mistakes I did. I've written honestly about the highs, the lows, the successes, the failures, the mistakes, and sometimes, the luck that I had with both the book and the screenplay.

The gripping story of a teenage girl's spiral into addiction and sex work, and her journey to discover faith and freedom.Born with a serious heart condition, Marie faced a childhood filled with surgeries and painful medical treatments. In order to survive, Marie learned from a young age to emotionally distance herself from her body. Unable to bond with her mother due to a childhood fraught with struggles, or to make lasting friendships due to frequent changes of school, by 17 Marie's search for belonging had led her to drugs. From there, sex work offered a means of supporting her habit, and the downward spiral began.In this heartrending, true story, Marie shares her battle against the meth addiction that kept her life rooted in fear and despair. A failed suicide attempt gave her a second chance, but when she contracted a life-threatening disease, only a miracle could save her.

This text is firmly grounded in critical social analysis.

This volume assembles 78 stories from six residents of the eastern Kentucky mountain country. Based on stories rooted in European traditions from German fairy tales to Irish hero stories and Greek myths, the tales have been handed down through generations.