Human behaviour, in its bounty and diversity, is Marcy’s inspiration, and her character-driven stories star fallible women facing some of life’s impossible situations. Writing about thorny social issues keeps her informed, open-minded and humble. Marcy’s focus is always Canadian.
Marcy grew up as an army brat, the child of parents with itchy feet. She moved a lot, living in many parts of Canada with side trips to the UK and Germany. Some of Marcy’s temporary hometowns are backdrops for her stories.
Marcy’s life has taken several mostly delightful detours. Over the years, she earned three degrees, all of which required writing, although none was about writing. She enjoyed a fulfilling career running a medium-sized charity. She loved two men totally; cancer robbed them all.
Marcy Lane published her debut novel, A Mercy of Widows, in August 2023.
Marcy has exceeded Malcolm Gladwell’s ten thousand hours expertise threshold—but only for non-fiction. She has written thousands of pages of academic and business pieces, some for publication.
But she had to start from scratch to tell fictional stories. Marcy has enjoyed “the beginner’s mind” and has been soaking up craft conferences, workshops, retreats, and classes since 2017. Marcy is a proud member of the Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA), the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) , and a fabulous critique group.
Marcy’s guilty pleasure is art supplies: pens, crayons, paints, inks, papers—she isn’t fussy. Recently, she’s tried a variety of new media—the messier, the better. Pour painting, with its uncontrollable results, is fun and surprisingly satisfying. Alcohol ink, even more so.
Home is now a small cottage in southwestern Ontario with her opinionated dogs, Bug and Lucy. The dogs are struggling to learn the command, “shh”, so Marcy can work on her second novel—featuring a scientist and a tour guide who team up to save an endangered species on Haida Gwaii.
