Norris Mailer
About Norris Mailer :
A true Renaissance woman and classic beauty, Mailer is an accomplished artist in several fields including painting, writing, acting, and modeling. She has two novels under her belt both published by Random House, Windchill Summer and her most recent novel, Cheap Diamonds, has received a complimentary review from the New York Times. While writing
is her true calling (she double majored in both English and Art), anyone who has seen her act or viewed one of her paintings will attest that she exhibits skillful talent in all fields.
Having an eventful life makes for a rich source of artistic inspiration, and being married to one of America’s greatest authors also helps. Over their twenty-eight years of marriage, the Mailers wrote three screenplays together, and Norris would oftentimes edit Norman’s work. When it came to her own work however, she shied away from his assistance, as she wanted to establish her credibility as a writer independently. In fact, she didn’t show Norman her first novel until it was already published in hardback. Although she concealed her work from Norman, both out of shyness and an attempt to maintain her independence, she was still largely influenced by his work.
Her experiences as an artist in several mediums, raising two children and step mothering seven, battling cancer, as well as her exciting life with Norman endows her with a wealth of insight to share with others. As a speaker, she declines from talking about her struggle with cancer as she refuses to be defined by that experience. The former Wilhelmina model and soap opera actress has had quite an exhilarating life to say the least and any audience would be captivated by the stories she has to share.
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