Suze

Suze

59 years old
Female
Location
Craven Arms
United Kingdom
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  • Are you a ...?
    Published author
    What genre do you primarily write in?
    Literary fiction
    If you write in more than one area, what is your next most favoured genre?
    Historical fiction
    Are your reading habits ...?
    Omnivorous
    Who is your favourite author(s)?
    Carol Birch, Sarah Waters, Hilary Mantel, Jane Harris, Angela Carter, Margaret Atwood, John Harwood, Neil Gaiman, , Enid Blyton
    And your all time favourite books? (You can change these at any time, by the way ...)
    The Testament of Gideon Mack Gillespie and I by Jane Harris Memoirs of a Midget by Walter de la Mare Fingersmith by Sarah Waters The End of Mr Y by Scarlett Thomas Lord of the Rings Down in the Cellar by Nicholas Stuart Grey Coraline
    What are your working habits when you write?
    Procastinatory
    Are you the edit-every-sentence-ten-times type, or do you prefer to let rip?
    Prefer to let rip and edit afterwards
    Your ultimate writing ambition?
    To recieve great acclaim and recognition for writing something deeply weird and totally unmarketable.
    Your worst habit?
    Saying 'yes' when I mean 'no'.
    Your opinion on the books industry?
    It is a tough game, but everyone does their best
    Where do you write?
    The kitchen table is good for first drafts
    What else do you want Word Clouders to know? eg: do you have 9 cats / like paragliding / eat nothing but tinned fish / work in the bath / live in Kettering?
    I like to paint sheep. Pictures of sheep that is. So much better than counting them.

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I used to be a-novel-a-year person, most of which went in the drawer. Until that is, one magic day when an agent spotted my short story in Mslexia. She persuaded me I was a natural for Y/A and Random House published my trilogy. Fame and fortune beckoned but never quite materialized! Nowadays I write a lot of reports as an Editor. I still love reading and writing short stories though, and look forward to reading some of yours.

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  • Tony
    by Tony 1 month ago
    Suze, I think, from memory, you have to load it onto your Profile first (as you've done) and then from your blog pick it up from the profile version.
  • MarkR
    by MarkR 1 month ago
    I wasn't going to mention fees...until much later
  • Squidge
    by Squidge 3 months ago
    Yup - cracking on! Just about to do another hour or so before bed....
  • Jill
    by Jill 3 months ago
    PS: Not sure whether you ever found the end of my sentence, but it was about being in the mood for keeping energies flowing. 'Out with old, in with new'.
  • Jill
    by Jill 3 months ago
    Thank you, Suze. Not quite ready for resending main work off, but poetry for assessment is ready to post. Hoping to get some published by a small press eventually.

    I needed those Nelson Mandela words again and they presented themselves to me! I often find books 'fall open' or 'fall off the shelf' at exactly the right moment for me. Clever of them. Do you experience the same sort of thing, I wonder?

    Have a lovely weekend.
  • Jill
    by Jill 4 months ago
    Those d..... Cloud Gremlins and IE. We NEED FireFox - it was AlanP who encouraged me in that respect, btw - end 2011. He is a computer genius! I will be forever grateful. (AlanP are your ears burning?:)

    Any remaining gremlins will not keep good (feisty) women down and we will communicate effectively, despite the little devils!!!! J :) OK, cannot resist adding ~ it is foretold in the stars.

    Apologies for any grammatical errors. It is time I retired to dreamland. Been up since who knows when. Mark of a true writer? I do hope so.... :{*}
  • Barb
    by Barb 4 months ago
    Suze, scroll right down your profile. When it can fit the whole message at the top it puts it in an area called the wall. You'll be able to see the rest of what Jill said there.
  • Jill
    by Jill 4 months ago
    Oh! No Suze blogs yet - still problems?

    In answer to your query, I began blogging this month and posted five in quick succession! Practicing the art. They had great responses, but I deleted them the other day.

    I'm in the mood for keeping energies flowing. 'Out with the old and in with the new'. The blogs, I felt, had served their purpose.

    At present I am concentrating on submissions again and also sending work for assessments. I will return to blogging at some point, as I found the experience stimulating, supportive and fun in equal measures.

    Hope you succeed, as I am sure your blogs will be very interesting.

    Have a lovely evening. :)
  • Squidge
    by Squidge 4 months ago
    Thanks Suze for the feedback on Rurik. When I get a chance, I'll repost the earlier chapters on my profile. Glad you liked it.
  • Harry
    by Harry 4 months ago
    I'm getting a (very nice) blue lady. But, Suze, careful of SecretSpi. She seems nice, but she is a pro assassin. Just be polite and watch your back.