Author Archives: susan

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 →

Posted in Verity Sparks | 6 Comments

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

The Reluctant Dragon

Posted on 30/01/2011 by susan

This is how I became a reader, and then a writer. Reading came first, but not easily. Perhaps I started school too young – only 4 – but my mother always told me that I had had all sorts of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Fashion Can Be Fatal

Posted on 09/12/2010 by susan

I WAS A TEENAGE FASHION VICTIM! Fashion Can Be Fatal is the first – and only – non-fiction book I’ve written. The lovely, witty and very kind Robyn Annear is a fellow Castlemaine resident and author of the award-winning Bearbrass … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments