by Susanne | Oct 12, 2022 | Reading, Writing life
I moved into an apartment in an old mill building in Biddeford, Maine in February of this year. Although I have a daughter, grandsons, and a brother and his family who live in Portland (twenty minutes away), I knew no one in this town. I stayed in touch, of course,...
by Susanne | Jun 13, 2021 | Book Coaching, Reading, Writing craft, Writing life
It has been a long time since I’ve posted here. Yes, I’ve been busy. But it’s more than that. A lot going on both personally and professionally. Right now I should be rehearsing the live webinar I’m giving on Tuesday that’s related to my...
by Susanne | Sep 14, 2020 | Reading, Soul searching, Writing life
There it was. A lovely, brand new edition, lying on the shelf of the first bookshop I’d been able to browse since the beginning of the pandemic. I’d just ambled up from an outdoor brunch, iPad in tow to do a little writing, reveling in the glorious early fall day and...
by Susanne | Jul 6, 2020 | Reading
Michelle Cameron and I have been comrades in historical-fiction arms since she published her first book The Fruit of Her Hands. I went to a few of her book events in New York and we cheered each other on as we struggled to break out. We’ve both found our...
by Susanne | Jul 18, 2018 | Literary fiction, Reading
Yes, that’s right. Books. Because, you know, reading one book at a time just isn’t cutting it these days. I need books to make me think, to read before bed (so short snippets at a time because…sleep), research books, craft books. You get the picture....
