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Marcy Dermansky

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Marcy Dermansky is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Hurricane Girl, Very Nice, The Red Car, Bad Marie and Twins. Her new novel Hot Air will be released in the spring of 2025.

Marcy has received fellowships from MacDowell and The Edward Albee Foundation. She lives in Montclair, New Jersey with her daughter.


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Marcy Dermansky I have two different methods. One is having an assigned writing time. I turn off the Internet and remain in my chair for the amount of time I predeter…moreI have two different methods. One is having an assigned writing time. I turn off the Internet and remain in my chair for the amount of time I predetermine and usually that works. I start typing.

My other method is to wait until I feel really terrible. Let a month pass, or longer, and then, eventually, I begin again because it is the only way to stop feeling terrible. I do not recommend this method. (less)
Marcy Dermansky Sometimes, when I get truly pissed off at myself for not writing, I feel finally inspired to write.

That is the plain truth. I rarely feel inspired, ra…more
Sometimes, when I get truly pissed off at myself for not writing, I feel finally inspired to write.

That is the plain truth. I rarely feel inspired, rarely catch an idea as if it is coming straight from a rainbow, but when I am actually writing, I realize how much I love doing it. The inspiration comes only when I am in the process of doing it, when the write word comes, the right idea, a new character, a line of dialogue. Even answering this question, I realize that I love to write. I wish I did it more. I don't think anyone should wait for inspiration.



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Average rating: 3.5 · 22,528 ratings · 3,522 reviews · 8 distinct worksSimilar authors
Very Nice

3.24 avg rating — 7,168 ratings — published 2019 — 19 editions
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Hurricane Girl

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Bad Marie

3.55 avg rating — 2,380 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions
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Hot Air

3.73 avg rating — 37 ratings — expected publication 2025 — 2 editions
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Marcy Dermansky and 1 other person liked Christine's review of Hurricane Girl:
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"This book was not what I thought it was going to be, and I was pleasantly surprised! The third person narration seemed odd to me at first. But the cadence of the sentences took over, and I was quickly enthralled by the adventures of Allison, the main" Read more of this review »
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"This is the first book I have read by Marcy Dermansky and if her others are like HOT AIR, I am going to need to read her backlist stat! I love a quick paced tale with alternating points of view and am even more impressed when this is done in literary" Read more of this review »
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"Oh, Marie. You are the embodiment of all sinful souls, the representation of how desire consumes us.

This novel was so stunning to me. So consistently amazing. I found myself constantly resonating with Marie during her darkest acts and her purest int" Read more of this review »
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" Kerry wrote: "Can’t wait to read it! Hurricane Girl was one of my favorite books that I read in 2023."

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This is a big book, so many POVs, and eventually, all of the stories come together. It was the Blondine chapters that captivated me, blew me away even. I loved and ached for Blondine.
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"Bad Marie is like a French movie (not surprisingly). Marie indeed had some bad choices in the past and some at present times but she is not at all bad. I loved how each character around her became more and more underwhelming.
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I never know when I write a book what it will. Sometimes the easier the writing comes, the less hard I work, the better it comes out. Which does not seem fair necessarily. I am excited for this book to come out into the world and find readers.
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“While I was not entirely satisfied with the circumstances of my existence, I felt like the possibility of improvement still existed. That I could make happiness happen.”
Marcy Dermansky, The Red Car

“And that is one of the problems of your generation. All sex. No romance. No love.”
Marcy Dermansky, The Red Car

“I was brand-new in San Francisco, right out of college, and I thought it was thrilling, a guy buying me a drink. I didn’t think, how tacky, this creep is buying me a drink. I thought, how amazing, I put on lipstick and a short skirt and look what can happen.”
Marcy Dermansky, The Red Car

“And that is one of the problems of your generation. All sex. No romance. No love.”
Marcy Dermansky, The Red Car

“While I was not entirely satisfied with the circumstances of my existence, I felt like the possibility of improvement still existed. That I could make happiness happen.”
Marcy Dermansky, The Red Car

“I was brand-new in San Francisco, right out of college, and I thought it was thrilling, a guy buying me a drink. I didn’t think, how tacky, this creep is buying me a drink. I thought, how amazing, I put on lipstick and a short skirt and look what can happen.”
Marcy Dermansky, The Red Car

“Judy shook her head when she saw me the next day, dressed in the same clothes I had worn to work the day before. “We used to call that the walk of shame,” she said.”
Marcy Dermansky, The Red Car

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