Look and Listen

Biography

With her two children, writer and single mother, Mary Lynn Archibald, moved to Sonoma County in 1970 from the Bay Area and now that her children are grown, makes her home there with her husband/partner, Carl, and dog, Fizzbo. Mary Lynn has had a long and varied career as a PBX operator, sales clerk, fashion model, chorus girl, interior designer, instructor and speaker, to name a few. She is a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association, the National Association of Women Writers, and the Redwood Branch of the California Writers Club.

Inspiration

My first inspiration was my mother, who wrote all her life, if only on small scraps of paper. Later, I wove these scraps together, and they became my first published book, though it is really hers. I have loved to write since the 4th grade, when I received an "A" for my essay about our Girl Scout Camp pig, Sierra Sadie. Later, I began to reread the journals I have always kept, and thought I'd like to share some of my bizarre and instructive escapades. These became the inspiration for Accidental Cowgirl, and for my upcoming book, whose working title is, Some Restrictions May Apply.