by AuthorSue | Dec 12, 2017 | novels, poetry, publishing, short story, Writing
Every workshop I teach leads to a discussion of The Title. 1. What is the purpose of a title? 2. Where should it come from? 3. How do you know if it’s any good? When I teach others, I can generally come up with some answers to these questions, like the...
by AuthorSue | Jul 12, 2017 | Creativity, novels, publishing, Writing
It has been an intense month of writing. My last post discussed finishing the first draft of my new novel. Today, I can report that I have finished the third draft and am about to send the manuscript to a ‘trusted reader’ who will give me some more...
by AuthorSue | Jun 13, 2017 | Cambodia, Creativity, novels, publishing, Writing
This has been a long time coming. Writing my fourth novel has taught me that no experience is completely repeatable, and although I have long understood that every novelist has her/his own process, my own process is a fluid one, too. Ever since my last novel, Out of...
by AuthorSue | Apr 28, 2015 | novels, publishing, Uncategorized, Writing
Back in 2009, after my first novel, Tangled Roots, was published, I had a bit of an awkward time around the London Book Fair. As part of the Fair, the British Council brought over some writers from India in a bid for cultural exchange. They asked for local,...
by AuthorSue | Mar 5, 2015 | Cambodia, novels, philanthropy, poetry, publishing, Uncategorized, Writing
I’ve been called many things, but this one I like 🙂 ‘A Writer Abroad” This is also the name of a fairly new magazine (the 2nd issue is now out) whose mission statement is clearly stated on its cover: Connecting Writers ...
by AuthorSue | Feb 18, 2015 | poetry, publishing, Writing
Two poetry collections and umpteen published single poems later and I still have never made it into one of the big journals. But every now and again I throw caution to the wind and send out a submission to one of those important literary magazines. Then I have trained...
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