by AuthorSue | Sep 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
image courtesy of BBC.co.uk It was reported that Kaing Guk Eav, otherwise known as Duch, died today. He had been the Chief of the notorious Tuol Sleng Prison and had personally overseen the torture and deaths of thousands of Cambodian citizens. It took nearly 50 years...
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 | 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 | Jun 21, 2016 | Cambodia, novels, poetry, teaching, Writing
Thanks to the fantastic comic writer, Lynda Renham, for hosting me today on her blog. Here it is and here I am…… In the Writing Room with …
by AuthorSue | Nov 15, 2015 | Cambodia, philanthropy, teaching, Uncategorized, Writing
I arrived back in London at 5.30 in the morning on Saturday. The flight seemed uneventful. I watched a film (Ted 2 — I know, ridiculous, but so funny), had something to eat and then went to sleep. So far so good. But when I landed and turned on my phone I found...
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