{"id":289,"date":"2015-10-23T10:06:12","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T17:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gorhamprinting.wordpress.com\/?p=289"},"modified":"2023-06-06T23:40:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T23:40:18","slug":"qa-with-local-author-mary-gentry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/2015\/10\/23\/qa-with-local-author-mary-gentry\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&amp;A with Local Author Mary Gentry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mary Gentry is an Olympia-based writer whose books we\u2019ve printed since the summer of 2014. Her first book, a collection of essays titled <em>Quite Contrary<\/em>, was released that September. She brought us her second title, <em>Too Far from the Tree<\/em>, to be printed the following spring. Mary\u2019s essays and short stories have enjoyed healthy popularity locally. It is not hard to find Mary reading at bookstores in the Puget Sound region. Reading events with Mary are extra special because her cover artist, a well-known local print maker name Mimi Williams, will often join Mary for a demonstration of her lino-printing techniques.<\/p>\n<p>Mary and I are practically neighbors, so when Mary <a href=\"https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/2016\/02\/reprints-made-easy\/\">orders a reprint<\/a>, I like to bring her order up to Olympia so I have the chance to chat. When I delivered her reprint last week, I asked if she\u2019d be willing to answer a few questions about books, writing, and the importance of storytelling.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gentry_quite-contrary-cover.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-290 \" src=\"https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gentry_quite-contrary-cover-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Quite Contrary cover by Mary Gentry\" width=\"400\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gentry_quite-contrary-cover-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gentry_quite-contrary-cover-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gentry_quite-contrary-cover-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gentry_quite-contrary-cover-1023x1536.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gentry_quite-contrary-cover-1364x2048.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gentry_quite-contrary-cover-1568x2355.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gentry_quite-contrary-cover.jpg 1598w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gorham Printing:<\/strong> What kind of books do you like to read?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mary Gentry:<\/strong> I gravitate to books with well-developed characters. Motivation and character development are more important to me than action. I listen for the character\u2019s \u2018voice\u2019 and if it rings \u2018true\u2019 then I keep reading.<\/p>\n<p>I read a lot of procedural detective fiction \u2013 that would be my favorite escape reading, I guess. I\u2019m also very fond of novels in which place is well developed, as if it were a character. I like to see and smell the locale. I am often inspired by characters, real or imagined, who manage to rise above themselves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GP:<\/strong> When did you start writing? What do you like to write about?<\/p>\n<p><strong>MG:<\/strong> I have written on and off all my adult life. Once I started practicing law in the early 80\u2019s, I realized how much I missed the creative environment I had experienced in teaching. In order to find the time to write, I routinely rose early in the mornings \u2013 very early \u2013 before anyone else got up and often before I went out for a 45 minute run.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, I focused on short stories as well as children\u2019s stories, the kind of books I was reading to my daughter. It was fun for me to put her into these stories. It was also a way to capture her \u2018development\u2019 and make a record of sorts.<\/p>\n<p>I am drawn to write about very ordinary things; sometimes it is something that strikes me as humorous, other times, poignant. I prefer a \u201clight\u201d touch whenever possible. I think that it is in the very ordinary, commonplace moments that we can relate to one another. We rarely share anyone\u2019s full life experience, but we do have frustrations, mishaps and misadventures in common, and I enjoy exploring that.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gentry_too-far-cover.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-291 \" src=\"https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gentry_too-far-cover-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Too Far From the Tree cover by Mary Gentry\" width=\"400\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gentry_too-far-cover-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gentry_too-far-cover-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gentry_too-far-cover-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gentry_too-far-cover-1023x1536.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gentry_too-far-cover-1364x2048.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gentry_too-far-cover-1568x2355.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gentry_too-far-cover.jpg 1598w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>GP:<\/strong> When and why did you decide to compile your writings into a book?<\/p>\n<p><strong>MG:<\/strong> I decided to create a book when I realized that I had all these stories and essays written that weren\u2019t going anywhere and I wanted to see them in a collection. I had posted a number of essays on a blog for a few years, which was initially satisfying but ultimately not quite enough. I wanted something more permanent and at the same time, more tangible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GP:<\/strong> How did you find Gorham Printing?<\/p>\n<p><strong>MG:<\/strong> A friend, Holly Harmon, with whom I initially consulted about publishing my stories, introduced me to Gorham. Earlier in my career, I suspect that I would have balked at the idea of \u2018self publishing\u2019 but at this point in my life, it seemed to me the best and most logical route to go. I have limited time to write and I didn\u2019t want to spend what time I did have trying to get something published in a magazine or by a publishing company. Now I realize that I really appreciate the freedom and control that comes with being one\u2019s own publisher. I have frequently turned to The Little Red Hen for inspiration and guidance \u2013 she led me to Gorham, and with your help, \u201cI did it myself!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_297\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-297\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-297\" src=\"https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fullsizerender_gentry3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Alison of Gorham Printing, Mimi Williams, and Mary Gentry at a reading and print demo event this spring.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fullsizerender_gentry3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fullsizerender_gentry3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fullsizerender_gentry3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fullsizerender_gentry3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fullsizerender_gentry3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/gorhamprinting.com\/buy-the-book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fullsizerender_gentry3-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alison of Gorham Printing, Mimi Williams, and Mary Gentry at a reading and print demo event this spring.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Want to learn more about Mary and her books? Check out her website: <a href=\"http:\/\/marygentrywrites.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/marygentrywrites.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See more Mimi Williams prints at her website, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mimiwilliamsprintmaker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.mimiwilliamsprintmaker.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mary Gentry is an Olympia-based writer whose books we\u2019ve printed since the summer of 2014. Her first book, a collection of essays titled Quite Contrary, was released that September. She brought us her second title, Too Far from the Tree, to be printed the following spring. 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