Hi.  I'm Marcie.

I may have been named after the girl who called everyone "Sir" in the iconic comic strip, Peanuts, but I can relate more to Frieda who constantly reminded us that she had "naturally curly hair".  After all, that is how I am most recognized.

In previous chapters I've been a teacher, an actress, and a nanny, but now I spend my days writing children's books!

I enjoy reading, playing my ukulele, running, watching baseball, and eating ice cream--not all at the same time!  But I'm not known to turn down a challenge.

Although I will always be a Brooklynite at heart, I now live with my husband--LEGO artist, Jonathan Lopes--and our mischievous sock monkey in San Diego, California.
Represented by Paige Terlip at
​the Andrea Brown Literary Agency.

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Marcie has joined the team at Epic! Originals as
​Senior Writer/Editor! 
I am a proud faculty member at The Writing Barn, The Storyteller Academy, and UCSD Extension,  plus an active member of 12x12, Inked Voices, Picture the Books (PB Debut Talent of 2017), and a Consulting Editor for Itsy Bitsy Writers. Please click the icons below to learn more.
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artwork courtesy of Tracey Berglund www.tra4art.com