Frequently Asked Questions Regarding madame
Breschard
Why is Madame
Breschard
untitled?
Well, once upon a time, there was a
revolution in France during which an old ancestor of Maryann's,
Louis-Francois de Brechard, the Count of Achun and Pouilly, was taken
to task by a former servant following the notorious "Reign of
Terror."
According to the tale told in an old French book, Bleus, Blancs et
Rouges and also in the Italian film, Il
Conte Di Brechard, the former servant plotted to have his daughter,
Marie, marry Louis-Francois in order to have her then denouce him and
take control of his lands. But the plan was thwarted by charm
and love as the Count was so charming, Marie fell in love with him and
had no interest in denouncing him for land.
Shortly after that, the Breschards first appeared in America without
either land or title. By 1806, they were tied to both the
founding of very first circus in America, the Breschard and Pepin
Circus and the opening of the oldest theater in America, the Walnut Street Theatre
in Philadelphia.
So, Maryann is of the "untitled" Breschards for that reason. And
also, because whenever she is working, she never knows what her
projects should be called. So kind of like every Woody Allen fall
film, her projects are called "Untitled
Breschard project" until completed.
Do I have to call
her Madame?
You can if you want to but only grown
ups 18 and older are required to call her Madame.
How do I contact
Maryann?
Did Maryann steal your chocolate pot
de creme? If so, there is no point in contacting
anyone. It is surely too late. Same goes if
your Belgian chocolates or chicken pot pie have gone missing. However,
if you have a really important question or legitimate business of the
state, use this
contact form.
How did Maryann
start writing for children?
Maryann does not think that she writes
for children.
She herself is child-free and believes that she writes for
"children of all ages," which may just be a dominant characteristic
passed via circus people heredity. She does write some books that are for adult readers only.
How did Maryann become a writer?
Maryann was first published as a young
poetess in a book called, Once Upon a Time in Hollow. Then she
fell in love with theater and film and went to a performing arts high
school and then NYU and worked a lot in the music and film
business. But she returned to writing in 2007 and published a
grown up book on women and politics called, American Catfight.
However, probably as important as writing and studying, Maryann was
introduced to Jungian psychology by a writer friend of the family when
she was a teenager. More than anything else, this taught
her about working with dreams and how to use archetypes in
writing. She often references her other interests which sprung
from the Jungian world including mythology, astrology, cosmology and
astrophysics.
Who does Maryann like to read?
Voice, as in a writer's voice, is very
important to Maryann. If she likes a writer's voice, she'll read
everything by them. Writers she has devoured include
Raymond Carver, Toni Morrison, Neil Gaiman, David Sedaris and Jungian analyst Marion Woodman to name a very eclectic few.
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