As it turned out, 2021 did not fix all the bad of 2020 even though we hoped it would. The good news, though, is that books are still wonderful. As of this post, I’ve read one hundred and one of them in 2021. Because I am 300% a nerd (yes, that’s right– I hit one-hundredContinue reading “2021 Year End Book Round Up, Plus Made-Up Awards”
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Why Do You Write? A Question Answered at Several Levels of Snark
Mysterious Interviewer: Hey Suzanne, why do you write? Suzanne: Well, why do you breathe? Because it’s innate and it beats the alternative, right? There you go. Mysterious Interviewer: *Rolls eyes.* Cut the crap and answer the question. Suzanne: Fine. I wrote a lot in elementary school. But as a kid, (and now) I struggle(d) withContinue reading “Why Do You Write? A Question Answered at Several Levels of Snark”
About the Author in Ten Bullet Points or Less
At five months, inspired by my giant floor companion, I uttered my first word: “doggie.” I’ve been all about words (and dogs) ever since. I don’t know how this happened to me, a supposed dog person, but my husband and I have two cats. They run our lives and I’m completely besotted. Let me showContinue reading “About the Author in Ten Bullet Points or Less”
2020 Year End Book Wrap-Up (Plus made-up awards)
Stephen King says “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” I love reading, so no complaints here. However, after staring at more than one title thinking “have I read this before?” I realized I have the memory of a goldfish.*Continue reading “2020 Year End Book Wrap-Up (Plus made-up awards)”