Author Archives: susan

Who’s Afraid of Zadie Smith?

Posted on 14/01/2012 by susan

My New Year’s Resolution is to be a More Frequent Blogger. Which will probably mean short and pretty much off-the-cuff posts. My weekly pile of library books is always a good start. But also, this week, my swanning about with … Continue reading →

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The List of Lists of Lists

Posted on 05/10/2011 by susan

I’ve borrowed a library book called The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books edited by J.Peder Zane. The editor asked 125 writers to list their favorite books, and then made more lists of the lists. The Top Top Ten … Continue reading →

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Sisters in Crime

Posted on 27/09/2011 by susan

In October, Sisters in Crime are celebrating their 20th anniversary with a HUGE convention called SheKilda. It’s on from 7-9th October at Rydge’s Hotel in Melbourne, and there will be heaps of women crime writers from Australia and overseas, plus … Continue reading →

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The Stories of Green Knowe

Posted on 31/08/2011 by susan

A couple of weeks ago I went to see ‘From Time to Time’, a movie based on a children’s novel by L.M. Boston. I was eager to see it, and I suppose it’s always a danger, seeing the film of … Continue reading →

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About Verity Sparks

Posted on 29/07/2011 by susan

I’m starting to get excited about The Truth About Verity Sparks. Its release date is the 1st of August – and that’s soon. I’m going to have a book launch at Stoneman’s Bookroom, where I work, I’ve sent offers of … Continue reading →

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THE TIME PROBLEM

Posted on 10/06/2011 by susan

  Finding time is the key to a life filled with happy work. Kenneth Atchity A friend has loaned me a book called A Writer’s Time by Kenneth Atchity. The subtitle is Making the Time to Write. Even though I … Continue reading →

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BEST POEMS ON THE UNDERGROUND

Posted on 04/05/2011 by susan

No, not best poems about the underground – political movement or home of worms and tunneling creatures – but best poems on the London Tube. When I went to the UK with my mother in September 1986 we travelled everywhere … Continue reading →

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Editing

Posted on 14/04/2011 by susan

Jane Sullivan’s column in the March 26th Saturday Age was called ‘Solving the mystery of what editors do’. She’d read an article from the Toronto Globe and Mail, which talked about the way the economic downturn has forced many publishers … Continue reading →

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Scrapbook

Posted on 29/03/2011 by susan

The theme this week is bits and pieces. I have been trying to impose order on my bulging filing cabinet, and so I’ve had a purge. Lots of paper went straight to the bin, while a small pile for ‘keep’ and … Continue reading →

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Booklist

Posted on 12/03/2011 by susan

Last March I started writing a list of the books I’d read. I thought as a blog exercise I’d review last year’s list each month and contrast it with this year’s, and see if there was anything that stuck in … Continue reading →

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