Ask the Author: Sue Jaskula
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Sue Jaskula
Having worked in criminal law and hospital surgical admin all my life, I have a wealth of plot ideas inspired by both real life criminal evil-doers and the amazing helping hands of those who save them.
Sue Jaskula
The opportunity to tell a story that might engage someone enough to take them away from their everyday life.
Sue Jaskula
Read your book out loud - if sentences sound awkward to you, they will to a reader and especially to an agent or editor. Edit your work until you're sick of reading it. Don't give up. If you are already writing, you have a gift that others don't.
Sue Jaskula
I have two books contracted to publish this year (2021); one full manuscript being reviewed by my editor and a fourth work in progress - all romantic suspense.
Sue Jaskula
I'm a bit of a mood writer. If nothing is coming to me, I often go for a walk - a long walk. I can almost always clear my head that way and come home with a new idea. Also people watching and listening. People always have a story to tell.
Sue Jaskula
My admin work with lawyers and doctors over many years has given me ample ideas for stories - some more spicy than others!
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