News & Updates

I had a great time talking to my friend Christopher Long on the latest installment of his new V13.net podcast, “Conversations,” where we talk about the old-school LA metal scene, writing, self-publishing, and of course, MUSIC! READ IT https://v13.net/…/in-conversation-with-celebrated…/ WATCH IT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo82lsP3dVA HEAR IT https://soundcloud.com/v13media/in-conversation-with-anna-marie-obrien-creative-writing-publishing-and-80s-metal?in=v13media/sets/conversations-with-christopher Have a great week and enjoy!

  The Introvert Writer Summit begins MARCH 1st, 2022, and is an online event organized by my friends and fellow writers, Jas Hothi and Lauren Sapala. They’ve brought together speakers like me, Joanna Penn, Janet Conner, Katherine Turner and others to explore writing, creativity, inspiration, getting your work out there, and of course, being an introvert. The Introvert…

Friends, I’m blogging over at my Library Confidential Substack and sharing this post here. Consider subscribing to my Substack for juicy updates directly to your inbox!   The Mosh Pit Issue #6 Saturday Night Edition I had a podcast producer reach out to me last week who wanted to talk to me about 80’s hair…

Join me next weekend for the Radical Creativity Retreat   Do you know deep inside that it’s your calling to be creative, but you still get stuck on manifesting that part of your life? Maybe you’re a writer and you get stuck on the starting (or finishing) part of the writing process. Or maybe you’re…

I did this interview in July about Adventures of a Metalhead Librarian, and was so impressed by the quality of the questions the interviewer asked me. She did a great job with this article, and took such good care of me and my book. Featured for their 18th Issue: The Art of Metal. ARTPublika Interview…

Happy July, friends! I am so excited to share with you that my second book – The Magic Key: Unlock Your Memoir – An Intuitive Guide for New Writers is done and ready to go. Woo-hoo! The eBook is available right now on Amazon, and I’ve got it priced at just $.99 for it’s debut on Kindle. I know…

I love to talk about writing! Check out my new interview over at Metal-Rules.com: https://bit.ly/2ziIH8D

Happy Friday, friends. I hope you’re hanging in there during this very strange time! Like most of you, we are at home and safe. I’m grateful for many things – my family is healthy and we are comfortable, tucked away in our Urban Cottage in the suburbs of Phoenix. We’ve made it through week three…

Hey Everyone, I know it’s a weird time out there and we all need to stay safe and hunker down for a while. Many of you will be reading more books over the coming weeks, and that’s great. In the spirit of the times, I’m making my book, Adventures of a Metalhead Librarian, available for…

Had fun chatting with Jas over at Indie Author about my writing process, my book, and why I self-published. Here’s the link: https://indie.substack.com/p/an-interview-with-anna-marie-obrien