About Marcy

I write fast-paced fantasy with a touch of romance.

My current project is a co-written historical fantasy about Amazons. For fun, I also like to write short suspense/thrillers.

Check out my blog Life At Warp 10 where fantasy, science fiction, and life intersect. Remember to enter your email address to receive updates when I send out a new post.

I’m also a freelance writer and editor who’s old enough to know that life isn’t fair but still young enough to believe that one person can make a difference.

I’m not afraid of going against the current. I don’t believe in lost causes. And I think you should fight for what’s right regardless of the cost.

I enjoy covering controversial topics, social justice issues, addictions, theology/religion, human interest subjects, current events, and the arts, and my work has appeared in Faith Today, Testimony, The Link & Visitor, Seven, The Lookout, In Touch, St. Anthony Messenger, and others. I also enjoy working with charities and non-profits, whether I’m editing material for them or writing grant proposals and other copy.

Alongside my writing and editing work, I teach writing classes at local and national conferences. Together with Lisa Hall-Wilson, I write the blog Girls With Pens, a survival guide for the emerging writer. Each Monday we post practical tips for writers of all genres, and on Thursdays we send out a mash-up of the best writing posts from around the web.

I’m a Great Dane owner, jelly bean connoisseur, stray animal magnet, proud Canadian, and proud wife of a former United States Marine.

Writing Awards and Honors

  • Winner of the Short Feature Category of the 2011 Canadian Christian Writing Awards with “Dying to Be Beautiful”
  • Grand Prize Winner of Writer’s Digest’s 2009 Popular Fiction Competition with “A Purple Elephant”
  • Winner of the Suspense/Thriller Category of Writer’s Digest’s 2007 Popular Fiction Competition with “The Replacements”
  • Shortlisted in the Inspirational Category of the 2007 Canadian Christian Writing Awards with “Just Say It”
  • Honorable Mention in the Inspirational Category of the 2007 Writer’s Digest Annual Writing Competition (2007)

Education and Professional Associations

I have a Bachelor’s degree in Social Psychology from the University of Western Ontario, a Master’s degree in Theological Studies from Heritage Seminary, and am a professional member of The Word Guild, whose newsletter I edited from 2006 to 2009.

If you have any questions or want to leave a comment, don’t hesitate to contact me.

Thanks for visiting.