Anna-Marie O'Brien

Writer. Writing Coach. Rocker. Also known as The Metalhead Librarian.

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New Book Review

Posted on November 29, 2019June 1, 2021 by AMO

A great book review of Adventures of a Metalhead Librarian posted over at Pure Grain Audio. It’s so exciting to me to read about how people connect with the book! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/3vK2ZQG Thanks for your support, everyone. Have a great weekend! AMO

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Advice to Myself About Writing the Next Book, that I Learned From Writing the First Book.

Posted on November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 by AMO

The story of writing the book is a story of its own. Document your process in some way so that you can refer back to it, like dots on a map. Because sometime after the book is done and out in the world, you’re going to kind of forget how hard it was. But you’ll…

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Podcast with Lonn M. Friend of RIP Magazine

Posted on November 3, 2019 by AMO

I have so many updates to write. Launching a book has been so much fun – so I’ll work on documenting the whole process and getting that posted soon. In the meantime, enjoy this amazing podcast with Sherry, of Just Push Play podcast. Lonn M. Friend, formerly of RIP Magazine, was with me for the…

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Press Release: Tempe Book Festival! Saturday November 2

Posted on October 26, 2019October 28, 2019 by AMO

Local Librarian Pens Heavy Metal Memoir Long before she became a librarian, Anna-Marie O’Brien was a fan of hard rock and heavy metal music. In her new book, Adventures of a Metalhead Librarian, she recounts how, at the age of eighteen, she moved to Los Angeles and began working in the music industry, first for Megadeth,…

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Action

Posted on September 25, 2018 by AMO

I spent this summer editing my book, and I pretty much neglected every thing else – like blogging and twittering. But what I did do was have fun with my kids, I made great new real-life writing friends, and I started thinking about my next book. I can’t wait to get started on it. My…

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Progress is NOT Always Word Count

Posted on March 12, 2018 by AMO

I’m pleased to share with you my latest guest post for my friend and writing coach, Lauren Sapala. Writing Progress Does NOT Always Equal Word Count Happy Monday to you! AMO

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Spirals, Not Lines or Circles

Posted on January 23, 2018February 11, 2018 by AMO

My whole life, I’ve tried to adapt myself to what was expected of me, and to be honest, like many people who deal with perfectionism, I struggled for many years with my own expectations of myself. Holding on to these patterns kept me stuck for many years – stuck not writing my story, stuck in…

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Memoir & Magic

Posted on December 18, 2017October 15, 2020 by AMO

When I started writing my rock n’ roll memoir, I searched for answers as to why I was having such a hard time with it. I had the story neatly laid out in my mind, but when it came time to write, it was a jumbled mess. I’ve been an intuitive, sensitive person my whole…

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Gap Work

Posted on December 1, 2017 by AMO

December. I love this time of year, when darkness lingers a bit longer, and cooling clouds visit our blue Arizona skies more often. It’s perfect writing weather. I’m going to hold off on starting a big new writing project, though. I didn’t do NaNoWriMo this year, but I did reach a milestone with my writing,…

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How to Write a Good First Draft in Five Short Years

Posted on November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 by AMO

I’ve had the idea for writing this memoir for a long damn time – it’s been germinating since 1992. 11 years later, after hearing part of my story, a professor of mine expressed interest in the material. I was just starting my career as a librarian – writing a book seemed insurmountable. But it kept…

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