Tangles and Plaques A few months ago my writer-friend Claire Fullerton suggested I submit an essay to the Chicken Soup…
Thanks to Southern Literary Review! It’s thrilling when a book receives such a stellar review. Any time. But especially three…
What, and How Are They Doing? For the past two weeks I’ve posted entries from 13 authors who contributed essays…
(Photo of Susan with Jen Bradner, Ellen Morris Prewitt, Sally Palmer Thomason, and Suzanne Henley at the launch for A…
(Photo above: Ellen Morris Prewitt, Kathy Rhodes, Jennifer Horne, me, and Nina Gaby at a “Second Blooming Retreat” in Starkville,…
It’s so much fun editing an anthology. I had a great time last year editing A Second Blooming: Becoming the…
Last week I received a copy of the 2017 Spring/Summer catalog from Mercer University Press. Although I had already seen…
I am so excited to share the cover for my second book to be published in 2017—A Second Blooming: Becoming…
Today I’m feeling incredibly blessed. Yesterday morning I signed a contract for my novel, Cherry Bomb! My publisher is Joe…
I just drove home from Atlanta today, excited to be greeted by a package from Mercer University Press—“Second Pages” (also…