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Two Chairs

October 9, 2020 Susan 2 Comments

(Image at the top: “Walking Past Two Chairs” by David Hockney, b. 1937) I have two chairs in my office.…

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Posted in: Work Environment, Writing Filed under: chairs, Color Matters, editing, home office, home office decor, reading, red chairs, Stressless chairs, writing, yellow chairs

The Editor

April 30, 2019 Susan

My first title for this blog post was, “A Day in the Life Of,” but at the last minute I…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: anthologies, Ashley Hasty, book reviews, editing, essays, Hasty Book List, publishing, short stories, Steven Rowley, The Editor

The Big Reveal (for 2018)

November 29, 2017 Susan 2 Comments

After such a banner year (publishing 3 books in 2017) I’m excited to say that my fourth book will be…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Alan Lightman, anthologies, Ed Croom photography, editing, essays, Faulkner, Jane Friedman, Margot Kahn, Oxford Mississippi, Rowan Oak, Southern writers, Southern Writers on Writing, University Press of Mississippi

The Index

October 24, 2017 Susan

My fourth book—Southern Writers on Writing—will be released by University Press of Mississippi next May. I’m editing this one, and…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Alan Lightman, creating an index, editing, essays, index, Southern, southern authors, Southern Writeters on Writing, University Press of Mississippi

Pilgrim Interrupted

July 28, 2017 Susan 2 Comments

I’m putting together a collection of personal essays with the working title, Pilgrim Interrupted. Many of the essays have been…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: addiction, adoption, Alzheimers, anthologies, art, caregiving, editing, essays, mental health, Pilgrim Interrupted, publishing, sexual abuse, spirituality, writing

“Second Pages” for A Second Blooming

September 26, 2016 Susan 2 Comments

I just drove home from Atlanta today, excited to be greeted by a package from Mercer University Press—“Second Pages” (also…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: A Second Blooming, anthology, editing, galleys, Mercer University Press, publishing, second pages

Writing on Wednesday: Kudos to an Excellent Copy Editor!

August 24, 2016 Susan 2 Comments

Two weeks ago I did a post about the “first pages” I was anxious to receive from the press that…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: copy editors, editing, first pages, galleys, page proofs, publishing

Writing on Wednesday: The Gifts… and Leaning In

December 22, 2015 Susan 1 Comment

I’m posting a day early because we have an 8:15 a.m. flight to Denver on Wednesday morning to spend Christmas…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Children's Christmas Play, Children's Nativity Play, Christmas, Compass of Affection, editing, essays, Nativitiy, Nativity icon, Orthodoxy, poetry, Scott Cairns

Writing on Wednesday: The Marketing Plan

November 18, 2015 Susan 1 Comment

Many writers don’t enjoy marketing. I love it. I did a good bit of advertising and marketing before I became…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: advance readers, anthologies, author information, blurbs, book marketing, editing, Mercer University Press, precis of book

Writing on Wednesday: The Long and Winding Road

June 17, 2015 Susan 3 Comments

Most authors already know this. Many readers might be interested to know that getting a book published is often a…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: anthologies, book proposals, editing, literary agents, long and winding road, publishing process, small presses, traditional publishing, university presses

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