ARTICLES
BY MARY CAMARILLO


Screencraft Cinematic Book Competition
Thanks so much ScreenCraft for including The Lockhart Women on the list of finalists. I’m thrilled to be included along with fellow She Writes Press

The Best Books About Life in the Real Southern California
Shepherd.com asks authors to share their favorite books around topics and themes they are passionate about and why they recommend each book. Their goal is

Interview With Austin Literary Force Suanne Schafer
Here’s the link to my interview with where we discover we have a great deal in common. Interview: Mary Camarillo, author of The Lockhart Women

A Boomer Reviews a Millennial Novel
One of my favorite 2021 novels was Elizabeth Gonzalez James “Mona at Sea.” Thanks LibroMobile for letting me share some thoughts. And Big thanks to

Interview With Cassie Swindon
Cassie Swindon asks all kinds of good questions including this one: What are 3 unique things about you that would capture everyone’s attention? Read my

Sitting On The Author’s Porch
I got to sit on The Author’s Porch for a few minutes and answer a few questions. You can read the interview here where I

Interview With BookReader Magazine
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now? I grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. My father worked

The Lockhart Women Get Spotified
LARGEHEARTEDBOY.COM PRESENTS MARY CAMARILLO’S PLAYLIST FOR HER NOVEL “THE LOCKHART WOMEN” “The Lockhart Women” tracks the Simpson trials which marked the birth of reality television

Music, Regrets, and Bizarro
Here’s a snippet of the Authorsanswer.com interview where I discuss the music I listen to, the regrets I have, the comic strip that I love

Unlikeable Characters
Because I’m a big fan of unlikeable characters, I’ve created a few. The very likeable Cathy Zane gave me a chance to expound on this

It’s Okay to Make Stuff Up
Someone tell these Girl Scouts pictured above that it’s okay to make up stories. I got to explain that to the wonderful Christina Consolino in

The Perm Was A Mistake
AUTHORS INTERVIEWING CHARACTERS BOOKSBYWOMEN.ORG: Mary Camarillo Interviews Brenda Lockhart. I find Brenda Lockhart sitting on her couch in front of the television in her home