Reader question: How did you come up with the story for Moon Shadow?

Reader question: How did you come up with the story for Moon Shadow?

Michaelangelo said, “The sculpture is already complete within the marble block, before I start my work. It is already there, I just have to chisel away the superfluous material.” I think writers are the living block of marble, and I think we have to find the courage...
Moon Shadow is now available

Moon Shadow is now available

“MOON SHADOW,” the latest novel from Suzie Clarke available now on e-book and paperback at Bold Stroke Books. Download it or order your paperback copy today!
Reader question: Do you have any advice for unpublished authors?

Reader question: Do you have any advice for unpublished authors?

Absolutely, don’t give up! Just because you aren’t published, doesn’t mean your work isn’t any good. There are lots of reasons why a publisher rejects your work and it may not have anything to do with your story. I have found there are 3-rights to getting published:...
Reader question: What’s next?

Reader question: What’s next?

Publicity for Moon Shadow will start in December 2019. Prior to getting a publisher, the Moon Shadow manuscript won an award of Honorable Mention in a national women’s writing competition, and I have hope it will be well received once it is released in January 2020. I...
Reader question: How long did it take you to write Moon Shadow?

Reader question: How long did it take you to write Moon Shadow?

I wrote the basic story of Moon Shadow in about three months, but it took me almost six months to rewrite and send it out to beta readers. I sent it off to publishers about two months after that. I hope you will enjoy it, too, when it comes out in 2020! Make sure you...
Reader question: Where do you get your story ideas?

Reader question: Where do you get your story ideas?

I get my stories from my life experiences and frankly, everywhere. I have a vivid imagination because when I was young, I was encouraged to play and pretend. I was mesmerized by stories my parents, aunts and uncles, and our neighbors used to tell. I think those who...