by Susanne | Sep 1, 2017 | Writing life
OK, that’s kind of a nerdy thing to get excited about, but my historical novelist friends probably know the feeling. I’m digging around, reading, making a timeline, trying to connect the dots, looking for the story, and every time I stumble on another fact...
by Susanne | Aug 30, 2017 | Random thoughts, Writing life
One of the magical parts of being a writer of fiction is that you get to create characters. Even historical figures, where there might be an image to base the externals on and some letters and historical accounts, leave a lot of room for interpretation. But it struck...
by Susanne | Aug 29, 2017 | Writing life
At a time when life was difficult and confusing—more difficult and confusing than it normally is—I discovered Virginia Woolf. I was in my twenties, living in London in the days before connecting with friends and family far away was easy and cheap, before the Internet,...
by Susanne | Aug 27, 2017 | Writing life
I’ve just come home from a week in one of my favorite places in the world: Damariscotta, Maine. The serenity, the fresh air, the occasional swim in the river—it’s all good for my soul and washes me clean of the daily pressures of work and life, at least...
by Susanne | Aug 26, 2017 | Writing life
Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand. George Orwell
