Welcome, Readers. My special guest today is multi-award-winning author Mari L. McCarthy. We’re chatting a bit about her new self-help memoir, Journaling Power: How To Create The Happy, Healthy Life You Want To Live.
Check out all of Mari’s blog tour dates with The Muffin below.
Bio:
Mari L. McCarthy, Founder and Chief Inner Work Tour Guide of CreateWriteNow.com, teaches curious health-conscious people how to use Journaling For The Health Of It®️ to heal the emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual issues in their tissues. She also shows them how to use this powerful tool to embody and express their True Self. Mari is the multi award-winning author of Journaling Power: How To Create The Happy, Healthy Life You Want To Live and Heal Your Self With Journaling Power. She’s also created 20+ Journaling For The Health Of It® Inner Journey Workbooks including Love Your Body in 28 Days, Declutter Your Life In 21 Days, and Take Control Of Your Health In 24 Days.
Welcome, Mari. Please tell us about your current release.
It’s my first book in the Journaling Power Trilogy. I share experiences with using Journaling For The Health Of It®️ for healing my emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual issues in my tissues and creating the happy, healthy life I want to live. Journaling Power also includes guidance, prompts, and exercises for the reader so they can start and keep a life-changing journaling power practice. And it contains scientific studies done on this magical brand of therapeutic journaling.
What inspired you to write this book?
My Journal made me do it! My Journal is always sending me messages and one day, “It’s time to write your award-winning best-seller” showed up. She also came up with the genre: Self-Help Memoir. I wanted it to be informative, inspirational, and practical.
Excerpt: Listen to the Journaling Power introduction
What exciting story are you working on next?
I’m creating the 3rd book in the Journaling Power Trilogy, Mindset Medicine: A Journaling Power Self-Love Book which I’ll publish December 7. The 2nd book in the trilogy is Heal Your Self with Journaling Power, which I published in 2019.
When did you first consider yourself a writer?
About 20 years ago when I started Morning Pages for purely physical therapy reasons (teach myself how to write with my left hand) and I got into many childhood memories and I rediscovered My Writer and brought her back home.
Do you write full-time? If so, what’s your work day like? If not, what do you do other than write and how do you find time to write?
I run a successful business CreateWriteNow.com and my writing routine which includes Morning Pages is Monday – Friday from 7-10 a.m.
What would you say is your interesting writing quirk?
I must have DOC (dark organic chocolate) with me when I write.
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A famous author. When I was 10, I decided to change the spelling of my name from Mary McCarthy to Mari L. McCarthy because there already was a Mary McCarthy, best-selling author of The Group.
Anything additional you want to share with the readers?
I’m on a mission to get all curious, health-conscious people in this world to start and keep a life-changing Journaling For The Health Of It®️ Practice. Please visit CreateWriteNow.com and check out all the Journaling Power resources ready and waiting for you.
Links:
Website | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube
Thank you for joining me today, Mari!
Mari’s BLOG TOUR DATES:
March 1st @ WOW! Women on Writing
Join us today as we celebrate Mari L. McCarthy’s book Journaling Power. Read an interview with the author, find out more about the healing powers of journaling, and enter to win a copy of the book. https://wow-womenonwriting.com
March 4th HERE!
March 5th @ Bareroot Health
Visit Heather’s blog today where you can read her insights into Mari L. McCarthy’s book Journaling Power. https://www.bareroothealth.com/blog-1
March 6th @ CK Sorens Blog
Visit Carrie’s blog and read her review of Mari L. McCarthy’s book Journaling Power. You can also enter to win a copy of the book too! https://www.cksorens.com/blog
March 7th @ Joan Porte
Visit Joan’s blog today and read her review of Journaling Power by Mari L. McCarthy. http://joanporte.com/blog/
March 8th @ Author Anthony Avina
Visit Anthony’s blog and read his review of Journaling Power by Mari L. McCarthy. https://authoranthonyavinablog.com/
March 9th @ Welcome to Chelle’s World
Visit Chelle’s blog today and read her insights into Mari L. McCarthy’s Journaling Power. https://ccepotourri.wordpress.com/
March 10th @ World of My Imagination
Visit Nicole’s writing blog today and you can read guest reviewer, Angela Clay’s review of Journaling Power by Mari L. McCarthy. https://worldofmyimagination.com
March 11th @ Living Upp
Join Stacy as she reviews Mari L. McCarthy’s book Journaling Power. https://www.livingupp.com/blog
March 12th @ World of My Imagination
Visit Nicole’s writing blog today where you can read guest reviewer, Wendy Kipfmiller-O’Brien’s review of Journaling Power by Mari L. McCarthy. https://worldofmyimagination.com
March 13th @ The Faerie Review
Lily shares her insights into Mari L. McCarthy’s book Journaling Power. https://www.thefaeriereview.com
March 14th @ Book Review Crew
Join Jenn today where she reviews Journaling Power by Mari L. McCarthy https://www.thebookreviewcrew.com
March 15th @ Freeing the Butterfly
Visit the Freeing the Butterfly blog and read her review of Mari L. McCarthy’s book Journaling Power. https://www.freeingthebutterfly.com/blog
March 16th @ My Question Life
Visit Kara’s blog today where she reviews Mari L. McCarthy’s book Journaling Power. https://myquestionlife.com/blog/
March 16th @ Pamela Cummins
Visit Pamela’s blog where she shares her thoughts about Mari L. McCarthy’s Journaling Power. https://www.pamelacummins.com/blog
March 17th @ Nicolle Nattrass
Visit Nicolle’s blog today where she reviews Mari L. McCarthy’s book Journaling Power. https://nicollenattrass.com/news/
March 18th @ Deborah Zenha-Adams
Join Deborah as she spotlights Mari L. McCarthy’s book Journaling Power. You can also enter to win a copy of the book! http://www.deborah-adams.com/blog/
March 20th @ Because of Words
Join Cassie’s blog today where she reviews Mari L. McCarthy’s book Journaling Power. https://becauseofwords.com/
March 22nd @ Not Without My Coffee
Visit Angelica’s blog today where she reviews Mari L. McCarthy’s book Journaling Power. https://www.notwithoutmycoffee.net/
March 24th @ Anne Janzer’s Blog
Join Anne today at her blog where she reviews Mari L. McCarthy’s book Journaling Power. https://annejanzer.com/blog/
March 25th @ The Frugalista Mom
Visit Rozelyn’s blog where you can read her review of Mari L. McCarthy’s book Journaling Power and enter to win a copy for yourself. https://thefrugalistamom.com/
March 26th @ Melanie Faith
Visit Melanie’s blog today and read her insights into Mari L. McCarthy’s book Journaling Power. https://www.melaniedfaith.com/blog
March 26th @ Nita Sweeney
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March 27th @ Anne Greenawalt
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March 28th @ Christy O’Callaghan
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March 28th @ The Knotty Needle
Stop by Judy’s blog today and review Mari L. McCarthy’s book Journaling Power and enter to win a copy of the book. http://knottyneedle.blogspot.com/
April 1st @ Eden Literary
Deirdra will be spotlighting Mari L. McCarthy’s book Journaling Power. http://www.astorybookworld.com/
April 2nd @ International Association for Journaling Writing
Read Lynda’s review of Mari L. McCarthy’s book Journaling Power. https://iajw.org/journal-writing-blog/
Lisa, thank you for hosting my WOW Journaling Power: How to Create The Happy, Healthy Life Y.O.U. Want To Live Blog Tour. Writers, please come partake of CreateWriteNow.com’s numerous writing resources: 385 eclectic writing prompts, writer’s workbooks, Journaling Power and Life Matters blogs. #JustWriteON! #JournalingPower!