For me, the most fun about being a writer is to write—to develop characters and a story, and then know the reader is going to go on that journey with the characters. What’s not fun for me, and I imagine for most writers, is having your stories rejected. It is...
I think writers are born writers. If you could go back to the night I was born, you’d probably see me grabbing a note pad from the night stand in my mother’s hospital room and writing about my birth experience—especially about how the doctor slapped me. I don’t think...
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,” 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!
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:...
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...
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...
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...
I have had many readers contact me with questions about me, my writing process and other publishing information. I will start with this post answering the first in a series of several common questions I get from readers and fans. How did you get started writing? I...
I welcome you to my website, SuzieClarke.com! Please enjoy finding information about me, my books and upcoming publicity events and more. My latest book, Moon Shadow, will be available in January 2020.
