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Message In A Bottle

10AugustSuzanne4 CommentsExploring (travel), Just for Laughs

Facebook, email, texting…if you’re anything like me, sending letters in the mail as a form of communication sounds really, really sloooow.Â But what if you couldn’t even use the good old red flag on your mailbox, and had to send your messages by bottle and cork?Â What would you say? Me, I think I’d write

The Reason You Should Never Cross a Writer

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Question: What’s the common thread between a dorky tent-camp manager, a traffic cop, and a shark? Answer:Â They’re all inspiration for characters in the new series I’m working on.Â They’re also all proof you should think carefully before inspiring a writer.Â PeopleÂ often get excited when they meet a writer–they love the idea of having a

Embracing Rejectomancy

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I am in denial.Â Every day IÂ pretendÂ I have aÂ life, and the reason I check my emails seventeen times an hour has nothing to do with theÂ three requested fulls I haveÂ currently under consideration with agents.Â I act cool, casual.Â Pretend patience.Â But I’m not fooling anyone.Â The truth is, I’ve been bit by the querying bug,

Zipping Around Talking About Pacing

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Just a quick note to say I posted on the cabinet, aÂ discussion about plot pacing.Â Â AndÂ different paces ofÂ pacing.Â Because apparently I’m still living up to my childhood nickname of Speedy Gonzales, Only now it’s in my writing!

One Man’s Junk…

15JulySuzanne2 CommentsHome in the Rookery, Just for Laughs

Is another man’s treasure, right?Â That how the saying tells it.Â So I guess it’s no surprise that the recent heat wave that’s had most of us moaning and groaning that even the pool was too hot would be heaven for someone out there.Â Some one prickly, pineapple-shaped…and presumed dead.Â My Cycad, to be exact.

If All Else Fails, Wrap It In Lettuce

8JulySuzanneHome in the Rookery, Just for Laughs

I’ve discovered something better than forks, knives, spoons, chopsticks or even fingers for eating food.Â It’s lettuce!Â It started one day when I wanted the mandarin orange chicken my husband was cooking, but not the rice that went with it.Â I remembered how much I love PF Changs lettuce wraps, and, Ta Da!Â One lettuce

Oceans Don’t Belong in the Living Room

1JulySuzanne1 CommentExploring (travel), Home in the Rookeryocracoke island horses crab blackbeard teach's point sarra cannon becca fitzpatrick cabinet of curiosities

When we got back from the beach, our fish tank had sprouted a leak (down in the sump) and was leaking salt water all over our living room.Â Â GuessÂ our fishÂ wanted to come with.Â I can’t blameÂ them for trying, but I’m afraid that turning the living room into a massive salt water tank just isn’t an option.Â

Feeling Seusseous and My First Curiosity Post

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My first post on the Cabinet of Curiosities is up!Â Or, maybe it’s almost up.Â We’ll see if I correctly communicated with blogger.Â :PÂ I had a fun time writing the post, since it gave me a chance to quote Dr. Seuss.Â He’s been an all-time favorite writer of mine my entire life, and I’ve always

Exciting News For Exciting Times

15JuneSuzanne1 CommentBlogging, Writing'cabinet of curiosities' 'jane yolan' 'carol snyder' 'becca fitzpatrick' 'laura anderson' 'ginger churchill' 'pat esden' group blog scbwi national query writer writing blog

I rewrote my query today, and it only took me ten hours!Â I think that’s a record.Â Which kind I’d probably best not say.Â But, it feels good to be finally really and truly heading out on the query trail.Â Unlike last year when I went out with my dearly beloved 13 Demon Days, I’m

Where Do You Want Your Query to Hatch?

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I’ve been thinking how some chicken moms just don’t seem to get it.Â They lay their eggs in the silliest places.Â I mean,Â really!Â What chick would want to hatch here? In case you can’t tell, that’s a cat crate.Â And something tells me that any fluffy little chicks who hatched out of these eggs would

Suzanne Warr

Narrative designer, game designer, author

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