Marshall J. Cook,
Professor emeritus, Division of Continuing Studies,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
email: mcook@dcs.wisc.edu
www.dcs.wisc.edu/lsa/writing/extrainnings
www.odyssey.wisc.edu
I've published 30 books. I edit Extra Innings, an online newsletter for writers, having for 20 years edited a print publication for writers called Creativity Connection. I've published articles and short stories in hundreds of regional and national magazines, and I'm a columnist for The Writer's Magazette, an online magazine for writers. I teach in the Odyssey Project for the University of Wisconsin- Madison.
I hold a BA in creative writing and an MA in communications from Stanford University. I've been married to the former Ellen Malloy since 1968, and we have one son, Jeremiah, who is married to the former Kimberly Zunker. When not writing or teaching, I like to read, exercise, play the piano, draw cartoons, listen to old time radio shows, and talk back to the television (not all at the same time). I'm a passionate baseball fan, drive the back roads (often taking the longest distance between two points, and eat in small town cafes.
My published books include:
Freeing Your Creativity: a writer’s guide, Writer’s Digest Books, 1991.
(Pb 1995),
How to Write with the Skill of a Master and the Genius of a Child, WD,
1992,
Slow Down and Get More Done, Betterway Books, 1993,
Leads and Conclusions, Writer’s Digest Books, 1995,
The Year of the Buffalo: a novel of love and minor league baseball,
Savage Press, ‘97.
Time Management: proven techniques for making the most of your valuable time,
Adams Media Corporation, 1998
Pack Your Bags: baseball’s trade secrets, with Jack Walsh, Masters Press, 1998
Effective Coaching, McGraw Hill Briefcase Books series, 1999
Your Novel Proposal: from creation to contract, with Blythe Camenson, WD, 1999
Handling Worry: a Catholic approach, St. Paul’s Books and Media, 2000
Off Season: a novel of love, faith, and minor league baseball, Savage Press, ‘02
Murder Over Easy: a Mo Quinn Mystery, Bleak House Press, ‘03
Baseball’s Good Guys (with Jack Walsh), Sports Publications, 2004
The Great Wisconsin Manhunt of 1961, Badger Books, 2004
Twin Killing, a Mo Quinn Mystery, Bleak House Books, 2007
Murder at Midnight, a Mo Quinn Mystery, Bleak House Press, 2005
Obsessions, a Mo Quinn Mystery, Bleak House Books, 2008
Give ‘em what they want: the right way to pitch your novel to editors and agents, with Blythe
Camenson, Writer’s Digest Books, 2005
My books are available through Amazon.com and the other usual suspects.
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