by Marta Maretich | Dec 11, 2014 | The Merchants of Light, Writing and reading
We writers love our books—and then they leave us. Adored projects, like The Possibility of Lions, go off into the world and find their own lives, their own friends. It’s what we want for them, just like we want it for our children, and yet their success leaves a... 
by Marta Maretich | Oct 25, 2014 | The Possibility of Lions
Despite the fact that all writers like to think of themselves as unique, we Open Door writers can’t call ourselves a special breed. In common with writers everywhere we share the following characteristics: We love books—reading them as well as writing them—and... 
by Marta Maretich | Oct 25, 2014 | Literacy, The Possibility of Lions, Writing and reading
It’s funny how writing projects take shape. Sometimes they come together in hours — a flood of inspiration. Sometimes they congeal slowly over many years. The Possibility of Lions, my new novella, has taken a decade to find its voice. Short as it is, it... 
by Marta Maretich | Oct 20, 2014 | Painters and painting, The Merchants of Light, Writing and reading
Watercolor and gouache on watercolor paper with permanent black ink notes. 50 X 40cm. Colors key into the moods of the various part sections and the character of their narrators. My novel, The Merchants of Light, tells the story of a family of painters who lived in... 