by AuthorSue | Oct 16, 2015 | Cambodia, history, novels, Uncategorized, Writing
It seems at least once a year somebody is railing about the death of the novel. I’ve thrown my hands up in despair about it so many times that I won’t bother to show you the links. But there’s a somewhat different and interesting take on the question...
by AuthorSue | May 15, 2015 | Cambodia, philanthropy, politics, research, Writing
When I was doing my research for my latest novel, Out of the Ruins, I walked along some pretty frightening streets in the part of Siem Reap that the tourists usually don’t see. I saw some upsetting scenes which I won’t describe now, but a few did land...
by AuthorSue | May 11, 2015 | Cambodia, novels, philanthropy, teaching, Writing
I’m deeply grateful for the kind words and encouragement from the novelist, Lynda Renham. We share a common passion for Cambodia and here she takes a moment away from writing her hilarious comic novels to ask me about the changes which have occurred to my own...
by AuthorSue | Dec 30, 2014 | Cambodia, novels, philanthropy, teaching
I suppose this will be my last post of 2014. It’s been the busiest and most productive year of my writing/working career. At times I’ve wondered if it was worth it. But then something like this comes along. Jack Schimmelman, a writer for The Huffington...
by AuthorSue | Nov 12, 2014 | Cambodia, novels, philanthropy, poetry, teaching, Writing
This week I gave my annual talk to the students at Christ Church Canterbury University. My poetry play, Dreams of May, was placed on their curriculum for the BA Creative Writing course a few years ago, and so every year I go over there to talk about writing across...
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