~ Author of the Kindle Best Selling eBook, FALL GIRL ~

~ And Recently Released, THE OLIVER HOUSE ~

After an onslaught of life changing events back in 2007, one of which was being hospitalized and diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Marybeth knew she needed something more. A way to show the world who she was and what she was all about. So she picked up a pen and an notebook and started pouring out her soul through her words. It had been years since she had written, but it felt like she had never stopped. It took time to learn the craft and carve out her voice, but it’s been an incredible journey.

Still, she still felt there was something missing. Something more she could be doing that wasn’t just for her. When her son was also diagnosed with bipolar in 2009, after a very difficult journey to find answers,  Marybeth knew what her calling was.

Unfortunately, she did not know how to go about following this calling. Then in February, 2010, she was slapped by an idea. (To read about it’s origins click here) Why not use her aspirations of becoming a novelist to raise awareness about bipolar?

She sat on this for a few months until one day the idea came out of nowhere. How would her children be affected by hers and her son’s illness, especially as teenagers? And thus … Fall Girl.

She recently also published a previous novel, The Oliver House.

In July of 2010, Marybeth also started a website called Ask a Bipolar. She is determined to raise awareness for this issue. Too many people are oblivious to what this illness is and how it affects not only the people suffering from it, but also those that they love.

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