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Paradise…waiting

30MaySuzanne8 CommentsFlash Friday, Home in the Rookery, Writing

Me, my paradise is a lovely little two bedroom place on Hilton Head Island, that’s built over and around the wetlands, with trees growing up through the boardwalk and a beach waiting for you to collapse onto. We’ve still got weeks to go before we get there…but I can almost taste the salt breeze, and

Happy Memorial Day!

26MaySuzanne5 CommentsHome in the Rookery

I focus a lot on the many great books which get written and read, and books are super important to me. Â But there were stories before there were books, both in human history and in my own life. Â Some of those stories are written on our hearts and never spoken aloud. Â Some get tucked away

Find a penny, pick it up…

23MaySuzanne6 CommentsFlash Friday, Writing

Do you believe in luck? Â And if so, how much do you believe? Â Me, I’m a rational person with a scientific mind and a tendency to contingency plan everything until the outcome is a forgone conclusion. Â Until things start to go wrong, of course, and then I cross my fingers and knock on wood. Â But,

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

Suzanne Warr

Narrative designer, game designer, author

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