by Susanne | Nov 10, 2022 | Book Coaching, Editing, Writing life
The peculiar thing about writing a book is that sometimes you don’t know where the idea for it came from. Other times you can trace it exactly to something you saw, heard, read, researched, etc. But whatever spawned the idea, something about it made you feel as if you...
by Susanne | Oct 31, 2022 | Book Coaching, Writing life
One of the things I do that might make people think I’m a little crazy is that I rewatch my favorite series, over and over again. It’s partly for comfort and reassurance: I know how things will turn out in the end, and during a tough year, that’s...
by Susanne | Jun 21, 2022 | Book Coaching, Writing life
My twelfth historical novel, The Portraitist, is coming out with She Writes Press on August 30 of this year. It’s a book I’ve been working on in one form or another for seven years. I’ve also written and published novels within the space of a single year, usually...
by Susanne | Mar 8, 2022 | Book Coaching, Research, Writing life
I happened to realize the other day that my bedroom walls are decorated with old photographs and drawings of my forebears, all of whom are no more. There’s my maternal grandmother in her high school graduation picture from 1929. My other grandmother in her wedding...
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 | Feb 21, 2020 | Book Coaching, Editing, Writing life
Yes, I’ve been very, very busy with bookish things. Full-time busy. And I’m all over the place. Literally. But you can find me! And I’m still here too. Find information about my latest books here. See more about my 13th-century trilogy here. Want to...
