by AuthorSue | Apr 21, 2020 | Uncategorised
For me, one of the best parts of being a writer and part of a community of writers, is that I am able both to know the work of other writers and the writers themselves. Noel Duffy is an important Irish poet whose work I have followed for years. He is also a lovely...
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 | Oct 2, 2014 | poetry, Writing
I’ve been invited by the wonderful poet and novelist, Mike Horwood, to spend most of next week giving readings and school workshops in Finland along with another favourite poet and novelist, Noel Duffy. FinnBrit, aka The Finnish British Society, are hosting a...
by AuthorSue | May 7, 2014 | novels, publishing, Uncategorized, Writing
Within 2 hours of landing in Boston, I was told by a friend that she couldn’t get Out of the Ruins via the US Amazon site. She said they had accepted her order weeks ago, only to be eventually told it was unavailable. Hmmm, I said. The next day another friend...
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