About Me
Maribeth Slovasky
Changing the world one story at a time.
I’ve been dreaming up stories for as long as I can remember. Whether sharing ghost stories in the neighbor’s backyard, writing about my adventures as a mermaid, or bravely expelling the scary monsters from my bedroom closet, my mind sees an ordinary day and imagines the delicious what-ifs. While fiction is simply fun to write, it can be a lonely road that rarely finds its way to conversation and the chance to share the love!
Expressing Your Success, my writing business, is where I get to focus on my real passion: changing the world one story at a time. Writing other people's memoirs, sharing their climb from a sometimes dark, often scary place to their triumphs and successes, helps them heal, and everyone who reads their story remembers that there is hope; always.
As much as I love to write, without the hours spent interviewing and talking to people, words would be as dull as a grocery list or the movie times at the Cineplex. The story, the tale that evokes the emotion intended, comes from time spent listening and appreciating the discussion. That results in the revelation that becomes the specific words meant for a single soul. I love writing those stories!
While learning keeps me fueled, teaching offers the chance to share knowledge and provide methods to preserve information. Whether working individually or with groups, my approach is understanding how and why others learn, and then teaching them that process. That enables everyone to be successful.
The beauty of words that have been sculpted into an organized and meaningful array is that they remain intact forever. The gift is for future generations to know and learn from your message. If you would like to discuss my services, please fill out the contact form below. Be joyful!
Services
WRITING
I write memoirs, sharing stories of tragedy to triumph. The process begins with approximately 10 hours of interviews, followed by my writing a first draft. Then the magic happens. As we get to know each other through ongoing interviews and everyday discussions, you'll see yourself expressed through my words. As the writing unfolds, we'll decide whether self-publishing, traditional publishing, or maybe something else is your best option. This process takes approximately six to 18 months.
In all my years of freelance writing, I have written blogs, proposals, resumes, website profiles, and more. I have found that the idea of presenting yourself with words that express why you are the best, along with your business card, gives you an edge in this competitive, global market.
If you would like to discuss "a presentation of yourself" and how to get the most from your business card, I would love to meet with you and have you answer questions based on your personal successes. I assure you that the finished document will give you the slight edge you need to succeed.
*Writing fee is $120 per hour and includes a free consultation. I will write a proposal explaining my process, estimated hours of work, and a timeline for completion. Fees for interviewing, researching, and editing are $100 per hour.
**Memoir writing includes my name as a contributing author on the book cover. I will be a ghostwriter for a more substantial fee, which will be decided upon before we begin the interviewing and writing.
Satisfaction is guaranteed with a final product that exceeds your expectations.
Please send me an email through my website. The link is below.
Books & Audiobooks
PARADISE TO PRISON: A True-Life Adventure in Acapulco
by John Petersen
as told to
Maribeth Slovasky
John Petersen had enough. He lost both his parents, his ex kept his daughter from him, and selling cars had no future. “I gotta get out of here.” He rented a condo on the south shore of Acapulco, Mexico and left for the sun and relaxation. No worries for 18 days.
He meets Elvira the second day of his vacation, and he finds himself falling in love, true love, for the first time. Before he returns home, he asks: “Would you like me to move to Acapulco to be together?” She agrees and two weeks later, John moves to Mexico. They create an idyllic life together that overshadows any concern they may have about the dangers of the drug-infested, cartel-controlled city of Acapulco in the 1990s.What they didn’t consider, especially after they exchange wedding vows, is how others might feel about their choices.
Elvira’s longtime friend and lawyer, Diego, has her Power of Attorney and knows he will lose it if Elvira has a husband. And thus, the nightmare begins.Diego’s threats turn violent. Elvira is drugged, not once but twice, and John is nearly stabbed to death. Overnight, the people he trusted become the people he must hide from, and John finds himself on the run in a city that was supposed to be his paradise. The few allies willing to help can’t protect him for long.
The Mexican federales track him down, seize him, and arrest him — no trial, no chance to prove his innocence, just a cell in a Mexican prison. Prison life is frightening, especially as the sole Caucasian in the overcrowded facility, but John’s main concern is Elvira, her whereabouts, and her physical and emotional health. He survives his incarceration and is released only to be deported to the United States. Without his wife. Without his assets. With no life to return to.
After more than two decades, John finally tells his story of love and prison in Mexico. Their bond was uncommon and undeniably rare, but could not survive the corruption of the time and the place. Read his message of hope and faith, despite losing Elvira and everything else, knowing that no one ever could take away the memories of life with his true love.
His forevermore.
Has your interested been piqued? If it has, feel free to click the button to go and shop for any of these fine books found on Amazon. Every one of them have such significance and value personally, I hope you enjoy and in turn share my enthusiasm for them.
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