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“Hi! It's August 2017 and if you are a Francophile dreaming about summertime in Burgundy, let's talk this week and next. I'll answer questions but also welcome YOUR answers.



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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?
Susan C. Shea Let's see...somewhere with beautiful clothes, good manners, people who like to have fun, elegant houses I don't have to clean (this is fantasy, right?)...a toss-up between Pride and Prejudice and The Great Gatsby.
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Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?
Susan C. Shea My Dani and dickie (he's an ex so they're not exactly a couple any more although they are emotionally linked) are modeled after the famous, wisecracking Nick and Nora, whom I love.
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I believe I saw a snippet of information saying that you have a new 5 book deal with Minotaur. What can you tell us about your new series?
Susan C. Shea Thanks for asking, John. I have a 2 book deal with St Martin's Minotaur and the first, Love & Death in Burgundy, comes out May 2. It's already gotten some wonderful blurbs from authors like Deborah Crombie, Rhys Bowen and another French-themed author, Cara Black. I'm close to launching a brand new web site (swme URL: susancshea.com) that will feature the French series and will include an excerpt from L&D. Look for it around the middle of this month (Feb 2017).
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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?
Susan C. Shea A question I missed last year - sorry. MIXED UP WITH MURDER comes from a handful of experiences, suitably fictionalized, of course: I used to work with very wealthy people and met a man somewhat like the Silicon Valley VC (venture capitalist) in the story. I love fine art. My work took me to champagne-hosted polo matches for two summers. I'm from the East coast and have worked at two small colleges like the one Dani goes to visit. It all becomes a stew in my head before a voice inside me says, "What if...?"
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Is Susan C Shea a pseudonym? Why do so many authors adopt a pseudonym? In your opinion what are the significant benefits to there use?
Susan C. Shea No, it's for real. There are so many reasons why authors do it, and they change over time. Some do it to disguise their gender (using initials is one way) because they think readers will make inaccurate assumptions about the book if they identify it with a woman or a man. Today, with the onset of book sale tracking, authors whose previous books haven't done terribly well might be tempted to start 'fresh' with a new name and a clean slate when they are trying to sell their books. I am thrilled that Minotaur has given me a two-book contract for a new series set in rural France, even though their research will show I'm a midlist (not best-selling ona national scale) author.
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