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If you’re going Belly Up, do it with style

19MaySuzanne4 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

This is the story of a young man, Teddy, who is twelve years old and lives at a zoo/theme park and is so bored he is forced to investigate a murderous conspiracy. Â If you can swallow that premise (and as written it’s really not hard) you’ll probably love Stuart Gibbs’ Belly Up. I found the

Letting go…or holding on, despite the flood

17MaySuzanne16 CommentsFlash Friday, Home in the Rookery, Writing

Only once before have I missed getting my Friday post up–and that was our ice storm, in which all internet (plus power, for most people) was wiped out and I couldn’t access my blog. Â Plus, a tree grew upside down. Â Today’s excuse wasn’t quite so dramatic, but did prove once again how small and pitiful

Double the trouble, double the fun

12MaySuzanne14 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

Did you ever watch those cheesy Double Mint chewing gum commercials with glowing pics of identical twin girls doing ordinary things while they popped their stick of gum? Â And, of course, some super impressed teen boy doing a double take. Â I don’t remember when they aired, but I get a sappy eighties vibe from them.

For Mummsy Day

9MaySuzanne3 CommentsFlash Friday, Writing

It’s impossible for me to think about mothering–my own, especially–without a fierce protectiveness. Â This isn’t to say that I overlook the sweet, smiling and nurturing side of mothering. Â That’s my second thought. Â But children need advocates and there is none better than their mom. Of course, they also need independence, and freedom to fall down,

Eating up the world, then writing it down

7MaySuzanne13 CommentsWriting

When DanielÂ tagged me in a blog hop with the subject of ‘My Writing Process’ I was excited to jump in and discuss. Â Except, when I took a close look at my writing process, it looked on first glance like I don’t have one. After all, I’ve had books that I sat down and grilled through

Raising kids that act like puppies, plus Odin’s Promise winners!

5MaySuzanne10 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

This week I announce the winners of last week’s giveaway, but first I want to throw a MMGM spotlight on The Incorrigible Children of Aston Place. Â I found it a fairly straightforward tale, but it did have some funÂ nuggets beyond what I expected. Â For example, I’ve always wondered what it would be like to communicate

May The Fourth Be With You!

2MaySuzanne11 CommentsFlash Friday, Writing

Do you remember these? Or this, my masterful recreation of the Death Star? If so, I’m sure you already know what this Sunday is–May the Fourth, otherwise known as Star Wars Day! Â As a family we’ve got plans to rewatch one of the movies, share with each other various oddments from around the internet like

Interview (and Giveaway!) with the superb Sandy Brehl

28AprilSuzanne12 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

If you read my spotlight on Odin’s Promise last week, you’ll have noticed that I’ve fallen in love with this book. Â The reason–aside from its obvious stellar qualities–is that it always feels wonderful to be able to identify and champion something great before it’s well known and everyone else has learned of it already. Â Since

Stormy Friendship

25AprilSuzanne5 CommentsFlash Friday, Writing

A not in the least biographical piece. Â If only because I haven’t got the power… 😉 I kicked the cloud in front of me, sending it rolling across the sky and leaving it bruised and stormy–just like I felt. Â Without waiting for it to stop, I stomped through another cluster of clouds, scattering them like

Spotlight on Odin’s Promise–and a promise of a giveaway!

21AprilSuzanne31 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

I almost hate to use the word ‘historical’ to describe Odin’s Promise because I think there’s an idea, sneaking around somewhere in the back of our brains, that ‘historical’ also means boring, dry, and maybe dated. This is ridiculous, of course. At least, it should be to anyone who loved the Little House on the

Suzanne Warr

Narrative designer, game designer, author

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