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On Writing

WORD OF MOUTH 21ST CENTURY STYLE

by Susan on March 9, 2010

This article first appeared in the Martha’s Vineyard Times in February 2010.
The build up to the release of ONE GOOD DOG has me going in a vastly different direction than any of my previously published books ever did. In the olden days—BEAUTY was published, gasp, sixteen years ago—I had little or nothing to do with [...]

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You may kiss the bride…..

by Susan on March 2, 2010

A lot of people have compared a book launch to having a baby. It’s a fairly apt analogy: conception, long months of growth and a few ultrasounds along the way. A couple of scares. Finally, finally, something to show. But, that’s a very tired, if comprehensible, simile.
I prefer [...]

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Booktrib.com

by Susan on February 26, 2010

Next week I get to guest blog on Booktrib.com.  This on-line resource for readers is just full of book giveaways and author blogs.  You really get a feel for what everyone out there is reading–and thinking about reading–in a clever format with up-to-the minute opinion and buzz.  Take a look following www.booktrib.com and watch for [...]

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The Big Day Cometh

by Susan on February 25, 2010

If my life was a movie, the soundtrack would consist of beating drums, the volume and intensity letting the watcher know something is coming……
And that something is the launch date of ONE GOOD DOG. After what seems to be an eternity, suddenly March 2 is on the horizon and OGD mere days away from [...]

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Nice words for ONE GOOD DOG

by Susan on February 18, 2010

Visit the Martha’s Vineyard Times today and read Jack Shea’s oh-so-nice words about ONE GOOD DOG.  http://www.mvtimes.com/marthas-vineyard/news/2010/02/18/in-print-one-good-dog.php
Thank you Jack!

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Bookreporter.com

by Susan on February 13, 2010

With ONE GOOD DOG coming out in the very near future, a lot of time and energy is being spent on my behalf to get the word out.  As part of my ‘homework’ I visited Bookreporter.com and, lo and behold, there’s OGD right up there as a ‘one to watch.’  I am so thrilled to [...]

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Invitation to readers

by Susan on February 3, 2010

I’d love to get some questions from you to get a ‘conversation’ started.  If there is anything you’d like to know about ONE GOOD DOG, or about my writing life, please comment on this blog.  Good questions will be used for on-line chats and when I guest on other blogs.  So, ever wonder why I [...]

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Letter from Bonnie

by Susan on February 3, 2010

 
 

 

Sterling Animal Shelter, Inc.
17 Laurelwood Road
Sterling, MA 01564
 
Dear Friends,
 
Thank you so much for facilitating my adoption by Susan and David Wilson.  They have provided me, an orphan pup, with a terrific, loving home.  I get to play every day with lots of other dogs at Tradewinds Airport, a Landbank property where every good dog owner [...]

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ONE GOOD DOG!

by Susan on January 29, 2010

Imagine my delight when my husband went out yesterday morning to get his paper and found ONE GOOD DOG on our doorstep.  Having only seen the ARCs, I can only equate seeing the real book in hand as, having seen ultrasounds of a baby, the real infant is even more beautiful that imagined.  Sweet!

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ALA spells fun

by Susan on January 18, 2010

I had the distinct pleasure of attending the American Library Association conference held, conveniently, in Boston this past weekend.  If my husband had the data cord to connect the camera phone to the computer, I could actually share photos of me signing ARCs of ONE GOOD DOG for the gratifyingly large crush of library types who [...]

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