by Susanne | Jan 24, 2018 | Editing, Publishing business, Research, Soul searching, Writing life
I’ve had a remarkable week or so, the land of both truth and fiction. First, the fiction, because in many ways that’s easier and more predictable. My manuscript is going out to beta readers. Yay! Working title: The Adored. In some ways this novel has very...
by Susanne | Dec 15, 2017 | Publishing business, Soul searching, Writing craft, Writing life
It’s been an interesting time for me in the world of writing and writer friends. I’m so pleased that two of my favorite authors—Kris Waldherr and Nancy Bilyeau—have sold historical novels to publishers in the last few weeks. I’m hoping this may be a...
by Susanne | Nov 17, 2017 | Editing, Publishing business, Writing craft, Writing life
I’ll be brief. Here are some really good tips about writing a novel, from a whole bunch of industry experts. Take a look!
by Susanne | Oct 18, 2017 | Publishing business, Writing life
Whatever your theory about dreams—that they clear out the garbage in your mind, that they foretell the future, that they reveal great mystical secrets of your psyche—dreams have power. For me, their greatest potency is in helping me identify what’s really going...
by Susanne | Oct 15, 2017 | Editing, Publishing business, Writing craft, Writing life
That was a phrase from Jamie Ford’s advice to writers, which I linked to in an earlier post. The metaphor—meaning going back to something you wrote long ago and revising it and shining it up thinking even though it didn’t sell then, it might sell now—I...
by Susanne | Oct 3, 2017 | Publishing business, Writing life
I’m fortunate to live in a great community where there are many serious writers. One of them is Jane Yolen, inspiring, hard-working, award-winning author of books for children and young adults. She posted the following on Facebook this morning, and it is such a...