Steph's Scribe

The Website of Author & Professor Stephanie Parrillo Verni

  • About Me
  • PRESS KIT
  • Podcasts from Steph’s Scribe 2020
  • Books I’ve Enjoyed
  • Books I’ve Written
  • About Me
  • PRESS KIT
  • Podcasts from Steph’s Scribe 2020
  • Books I’ve Enjoyed
  • Books I’ve Written

No Widgets found in the Sidebar Alt!

  • Baseball Nostalgia and Baseball Fiction

    May 17, 2020 /

    ✨THINGS THAT HAVE MOST AFFECTED MY LIFE✨My parents & familyMy husband and kidsHigh school & collegeWorking in baseballBeing a teacherFriendships.✨THINGS THAT HAVE MOST AFFECTED MY STORYTELLING✨Broken lovesGrandmothersLife in baseballRelationships (good & bad)Losing people we loveMaryland’s beauty . BLACKBIRDS PARK is the fictional version of Camden Yards in my novel entitled Baseball Girl. I worked at Old Memorial Stadium and Camden Yards for the Orioles (hence the Cooperstown bear pictured here, a gift from Orioles owner Mrs. Angelos). I’m somebody who can feel romantic about places and about baseball. This novel is loosely based on my life working in baseball, an amalgamation of the people and places I loved over the…

    read more
    Steph's Scribe 1 Comment

    You May Also Like

    Campus Book Talk Tonight and Some Monday Inspiration

    April 18, 2016

    Reflections on 2131 after ESPN Aired the Game Last Night

    April 8, 2020

    Podcast 14: Finding and Flushing Out Story Ideas for Novel Writers

    April 14, 2020
  • The Slump: A Short Story in the Absence of Baseball for Fiction Friday

    March 27, 2020 /

    What I’m sharing today, in the absence of Opening Day for Major League Baseball, is a short story I wrote about a ballplayer in a slump. Working in baseball, we saw a lot of slumps, from top-tier players to rookies. I’m not sure when or why this short story popped into my head, but I’m glad it did. I enjoy writing about baseball. It’s the one baseball story that’s included in The Postcard and Other Short Stories & Poetry, and I thought I’d share it during these days of being at home and social distancing due to the coronavirus outbreak. The second book I published, Baseball Girl, is a novel…

    read more
    Steph's Scribe 0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Meeting People Makes Travel Magical

    May 2, 2016

    My Holiday Archenemy

    November 29, 2015

    Inspired by Joanna Gaines and Fixer Upper on HGTV

    April 4, 2016
  • Love and The Orioles

    March 11, 2020 /

    * My husband and I met while working in the front office for the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards back in the 90s. Many of you know this story, or may have heard it once or twice before here on Steph’s Scribe. But now the story has come full circle. My husband left the club in 1994, and I stayed until late 1998; he went on to have a long career in media and sales—spending time at the Wizards and Capitals, Redskins Radio, CBS Radio, RadioOne, MASN, and Comcast. Last month, he returned to the Orioles, the place where he began his career and is serving as the VP of…

    read more
    Steph's Scribe 3 Comments

    You May Also Like

    What I Didn’t Say About Life as an Author

    January 22, 2020

    Running Out of Time? You’re Not Alone.

    November 3, 2015

    Why We Should Stop Using the Phrase “In the Real World”

    September 7, 2015
  • And Here’s to You, Mr. Robinson

    February 8, 2019 /

    Yesterday, we learned that Orioles great and Hall of Famer Frank Robinson had passed away. He was 83. I was lucky enough to get to know Frank during my time at the Orioles. His humor, willingness to be helpful, and energy was a positive force within the Orioles organization. When you learn someone has passed away, you take a moment to be pensive. To truly understand how quickly life goes by, and that a little appreciation for people, places, and things is important in life. If you’ve read my blog at any point in the past, you know that I write quite sentimentally about my time working in baseball. I…

    read more
    Steph's Scribe 1 Comment

    You May Also Like

    The Unending Appeal of The Book Store & Wine Bar

    March 15, 2016

    Podcast 9 – Building Your Story

    March 10, 2020

    The Merriest Season and a Week of Joy

    December 24, 2019
  • Writing About Baseball: The Slump from The Postcard & Other Short Stories

    December 11, 2018 /

    I’ll always have a little bit of baseball in my soul, even all these years later after having worked for the Orioles. The truth is, I grew up in baseball. I did. From the age of 19 through my early 30s, I learned so much from working for the Baltimore Orioles organization. That experience molded me and helped me in the careers I have chosen now. It also gave me some pretty remarkable friendships (and I also got a husband and two great kids out of the deal). One of those careers I have today is that of a writer of novels and short stories. Today, I decided to share…

    read more
    Steph's Scribe 4 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Give the Gift of Books

    December 15, 2020

    Coping with the Loss of Downton Abbey

    March 6, 2016

    Suggestions for Helping Kids (and Adults) Enjoy Reading

    October 2, 2015
  • Book Launch – Day Two Promo

    July 17, 2018 /

    It’s been over 24 hours since the book launch, and since then, I’ve heard words of congratulations, encouragement, and a few people who say I inspire them to tackle their own writing projects. These sentiments couldn’t make me happier. I hope I’ve inspired others to write and publish. That makes my day! Because there are 22 stories in the collection, and because I want to showcase them each in their own way, I’m going to share each story’s promo from The Postcard and Other Short Stories & Poetry. I’m also busy setting up my press room on the site which will contain  information about me and my books. Here’s today’s…

    read more
    Steph's Scribe 2 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Podcast 19: Perseverance, Queries & Writing that First Draft

    July 21, 2020

    A Really Short Story Told in Text Messages—Friday Fiction

    March 11, 2016

    Mercury Glass For A Touch of Sparkle

    July 30, 2015
  • Thoughts on Missing Working in Baseball

    April 3, 2017 /

    It’s a question I get asked a lot. “Do you miss working in baseball?” Students ask me this often; then they ask what it was like to work in baseball, in sports, for a Major League baseball team. I have often blogged about how working in baseball changed my life in so many ways. I became a serious student when I got my job with the Orioles as a sophomore in college. I learned how to budget my time and work long hours. I loved every minute of it. I even roped my best friend and college roommate into working there during my second year when I supervised a small…

    read more
    Steph's Scribe 2 Comments

    You May Also Like

    black and red typewriter

    Two Exercises for Teaching Description and Using The Five Senses in Writing

    May 22, 2020

    Fashion Resolutions for 2016

    January 1, 2016

    The Unending Appeal of The Book Store & Wine Bar

    March 15, 2016
  • Back at Camden Yards, Pangs of Nostalgia and Thankfulness

    July 11, 2016 /

    * This morning I took a ride to Camden Yards. It was surreal—like going back in time to the commute I did for many years from 1992 through 1998 when I was a full-time employee of the ballclub. (Prior to that, beginning in 1985, I commuted to old Memorial Stadium). I had to pick up something from our friend Mark at the Orioles offices for my son’s birthday. On my drive in, as I am often capable of doing, I became nostalgic remembering old times. I also got to thinking about how that job of working for the Orioles completely transformed my life. And I don’t write that lightly. It…

    read more
    Steph's Scribe 0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    When You Quit Something Cold Turkey

    September 28, 2017

    The World Needs More Brooklyns and Abbeys

    February 27, 2016

    Podcast 5 – Clearing Your Head, Work Space, and Thinking About POV

    February 3, 2020
  • Endorsements for Baseball Girl

    July 14, 2015 /

    Today, I’d like to thank Dr. Charles Steinberg of the Boston Red Sox and Jack Magnus of Readers Favorite for their kind commentary about Baseball Girl. Dr. Steinberg endorsed the book, which you can see showcased on the new cover, and Jack Magnus gave it a 5-Star Review. As for sales of this independent novel, they are steady, and I’m pleased with its progress without having executed a full-blown marketing campaign. Word of mouth seems to be helping it along, so if you’ve enjoyed reading it, please consider recommending it to someone or writing a review for it on Amazon or Barnes and Noble. I can tell you only that…

    read more
    Steph's Scribe 0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    The Things We Take For Granted

    December 16, 2015

    Podcast 5 – Clearing Your Head, Work Space, and Thinking About POV

    February 3, 2020

    Midnight Madness in Annapolis

    December 11, 2015
  • Stories I Left Out of Baseball Girl

    May 27, 2015 /

    * * * The book’s been out for over two months now. The typical questions I get are as follows: 1) How true is this story? 2) Did you marry a reporter? 3) Did you date a ballplayer? 4) Did all these things happen to you? People are always fascinated by writers and where they get their ideas. Even friends with whom I’m close are probably wondering if aspects of the book are true and what I’ve held back from them. (Nothing…well, maybe…) What is more interesting, as the person who wrote the story, is how many stories I left out of the book (of course to protect the innocent).…

    read more
    Steph's Scribe 0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    My Newest Writing Project

    September 7, 2018

    Back To School Sunday

    August 23, 2015
    photo of building exterior during daytime

    Franco and The Blonde: Fiction Friday

    April 17, 2020
  • It’s Not Bragging. It’s Marketing.

    May 13, 2015 /

    It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there, and if you don’t toot your own horn now and then, you will get buried in the monstrous pile of authors who are all doing the same thing you are doing. The life of an independent author is not a glamorous one, unless of course, you are Amanda Hocking. The world of the independent author who participates in this craft is one of resilience, determination, boundless creativity, and an unwillingness to stop promoting a product you think is decent work (at least good enough to share with the public). Therefore, when you get a 5-Star Review from a reputable organization such as Readers’ Favorite,…

    read more
    Steph's Scribe 2 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Why I Will NEVER Break Up With Coffee

    January 16, 2019

    7 Tips for Working From Home During This Unusual Time

    March 20, 2020

    Friday Fodder | It’s Been a Good Week

    September 4, 2015
  • Baseball Girl Receives Some Hometown Press in Annapolis

    May 4, 2015 /

    Thanks to my friend Tim Thomas, writer Sarah Hainesworth, and photographer Paul Gillespie at The Annapolis Capital for running this great feature story on Baseball Girl in Sunday’s Life section. I’m so happy they were willing to get the word out about my second novel. Thanks for the support! Click here to read the article in The Capital.

    read more
    Steph's Scribe 1 Comment

    You May Also Like

    Baseball = Love : Reflections on Ripken, Gehrig, and 2131; Baseball Girl Receives an Award; and Thoughts on Moments in Time

    September 1, 2015
 Older Posts

Steph’s Scribe – The Website of Author Stephanie Parrillo Verni

My Books – Available on Amazon.com and BN.com

Connect with me on Social Media!

  • View stephverni’s profile on Twitter
  • View stephanie.verni.author’s profile on Instagram
  • View stephverni’s profile on Pinterest
  • View stephanieparrilloverni’s profile on LinkedIn

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 12,166 other subscribers

Instagram

Recent Blog Posts

  • Short Stories Can Lead to Bigger Creative Endeavors January 16, 2021
  • Show recommendations to binge-watch January 7, 2021
  • Here’s Hoping for a Brighter 2021 December 31, 2020
  • Ending 2020 with a Manuscript and Some Thoughts December 30, 2020
  • A Writer’s Muse: Annapolis December 18, 2020
  • Give the Gift of Books December 15, 2020
  • One of My Favorite Scenes November 22, 2020
  • My 5th Novel Has a Name (at least for now) November 15, 2020
  • Capturing Moments November 12, 2020
  • The 6 a.m Pledge for My Health November 4, 2020

The Works of Steph’s Scribe

Steph’s Scribe is the blog of Stephanie Parrillo Verni, author and blogger. All written articles must be used with permission. Contact via email at stephanie.verni@gmail.com. Copyright 2021.

Copyright Stephanie Parrillo Verni, 2020
Ashe Theme by WP Royal.