MarcyKate Connolly

writer, composer, arts administrator

FAQ

General Questions:

Q. Who is this “MarcyKate” person anyway?
A.
This is me in a very tiny nutshell:

  • I am most often described by other people as a “nice girl.”
  • I rarely get a good night’s sleep and I drink enough coffee each day to give a horse a heart attack.
  • I wouldn’t know what day it was or where I’m supposed to be without my iPhone.
  • I wrote an opera as the equivalent of a senior thesis in college.
  • I have minor obsessions with Depeche Mode, Tim Curry, and the color blue.

Writing Questions:

Q. How many novels have you written?
A. Three: GLOW, THE GHOST WRITER, and THE CRYSTAL BOOK.

Q. Plotter or pantser?
A. Plotter! I love outlines. They let me hop around in the storyline so I never have to worry about writer’s block, I can just keep writing.

Music Questions:

Q. What music software do you use on this site?
A. Primarily I use a composition program called Harmony Assistant to write my music.  They have a browser plug-in that enables visitors to my site to listen and view the music directly from almost any web browser. I can also generate mp3 files for those who do not wish to install the plug-in. When listening to the mp3′s please keep in mind there are limitations to what the software can do and they will not sound quite like a real voice or real instruments.

Q. How do I use the Harmony Assistant files?
A.  These files are Mac and PC compatible and can be played in the browser with their Music Plug-In which is FREE. It is fully functional with most web browsers. This program has one particularly innovative difference that sets it apart from any other music composition program I have seen. It sings the words. It’s a fascinating program, but does have some drawbacks. For example, the program will sometimes mispronounce words that have more than one way of being spoken. “Live” is a good case in point. It can be pronounced as L-ih-ve or L -eye- ve, but it is only programmed to choose the latter.

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  • About Me

    I'm a writer, composer, and arts administrator living in Arizona with my husband and pugs. I'm also a coffee addict, voracious reader, and recovering commuter.
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    Confessions of a Teenage Cyborg


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    THE GHOST WRITER


    GLOW
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    WakeFadeThe Thirteenth PrincessNeedSelf-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself Into PrintThe Law of Nines

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