Suzanne James

My friend Anne had her first public speaking engagement today. She IMed me and said that she was scared silly. It was a small gathering at a library, only 30 minutes, but she thought it was much longer. I laughed with her. I remember some of my speaking engagments.
I know that promoting books can be hard. […]

My friend Mirella was the first one who told me that Calum (from The Pledge) was modled after my husband. Not even I’d noticed it until she mentioned it. I always find it interesting how we create characters.
I read both her other novels. I liked Bloodstone Castle the best. The hero was very bold. I […]

I have writing friends in England. I want to go and visit. At the moment we just IM and phone.  Of course, I don’t use my phone service. I use phone cards and pay $.01 a minute to UK.  I don’t use a certain brand. Instead I go to a site that compares them all. […]

I have to love some of my friends. I have a professional editor friend
Tiffany Davis who edits for a couple publishing houses. I was bored today and asked her what she hates about publishing.
Editing for publishers can be difficult. At the publishing level, publishers are often concerned with quick turnaround, deadlines, and the bottom line; […]

My friend Candace just let me know that her new book was accepted by Champaign publishers. She has a a western historical publsihed, Golden Enchantment: www.candacemorehouse.com 
She waited 2 months to hear back on her new book, Suspicion of Love, so it wasn’t so bad.

I like the new type of Gothic Novels. Leslie is trying to pitch one now that has sexual tension, but no perversion. It is a great ‘beauty and the beast’ style story without following the template.  Her book, Mark of the  Monster, is on my list of ‘to read’ - as soon as it is […]