Susan Gabriel's Blog, page 11
July 6, 2016
Fingers Crossed
The main characters are a grandmother and granddaughter in the Trueluck family who go on the adventure of their lives.
I've lost count of how many times I've revised this novel over the years, but it's getting close to being finished. Aiming for Fall. Fingers crossed. xo
Susan Gabriel
author of The Secret Sense of Wildflower (best book of 2012, Kirkus Reviews) and Temple Secrets (#1 Amazon bestseller)
June 21, 2016
Dear Ones: Join the Party on my Facebook Author Page
Most of my interaction with readers these days takes place on my Facebook Author Page. I post several times a week on that page, both funny and serious things, as well as updates on my writing. It is easier than setting up a blog post and leaves more time for my prolonged habit of writing novels! I’ll still be sending out blog posts, too,...
June 13, 2016
Francine Christophe: The Power of Kindness and Chocolate
Francine Christophe is an 82-year-old Holocaust survivor and the story she tells in the documentary film, HUMAN, is one that proves without a doubt the powerful nature of stories. And perhaps most especially the stories that come from our own personal experience. This interview (under five minutes) made me stop everything else I was doing today...
May 24, 2016
From the Front Porch: Interview with Joy Resor
Hi everyone. I like to support local authors, artists and creative types and invited Joy Resor to be interviewed here on the Front Porch. I don’t know Joy personally, but from what I can tell she is dedicated to putting positive vibes out into the world and being true to herself. I admire anybody who has the courage to pursue what...
May 5, 2016
The Secret to Writing a Novel
Would you like to know the secret to writing a novel? I’ve written over a dozen of them so far, so this is a secret I know well. Except it’s not really a secret. Actually, it’s something pretty simple when you think about it.
For Lily’s Song. my latest novel, I kept a progress sheet. I don’t always do this, but...
April 25, 2016
Excerpt of Lily’s Song in Red Truck Review
An excerpt of my newest novel, Lily’s Song (sequel to The Secret Sense of Wildflower) shows up in the latest issue of Red Truck Review: A Journal of American Southern Literature and Culture. If you don’t know about this new southern literary journal, you may want to check it out. A writer friend and subscriber of my blog, Amy...
April 14, 2016
Reading Fiction Makes You More Creative!
Need a reason to read more? Here’s one: Research says that reading fiction makes you more creative and more open-minded. So if you want to impress your friends and family and make the world a more compassionate place, read on!
Reading fiction allows readers to be more creative and exercise better judgment, claim scientists
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March 23, 2016
Announcing Lily’s Song: Sequel to The Secret Sense of Wildflower
Did you enjoy The Secret Sense of Wildflower?
Do you want to know more of the story?
Lily’s Song, the sequel, is now available!
To release a new novel out into the world is a joyful and terrifying act. There are few moments in my profession that are as big. The story I’ve labored at for over a year, in the privacy of...
March 16, 2016
Overcoming Creative Block by Debbie Millman
Dear Ones,
I thought you’d enjoy this this delightful list by Debbie Millman about overcoming creative block. We’re all creative in one way or another and it’s super easy these days to get distracted and put our creativity last on our to-do list.
Imagine how your life would change if you excelled at overcoming your creative...
February 4, 2016
Writing a Novel as a Pilgrimage?
Have you ever taken a pilgrimage?
“The difference between wanting to write and having written is one year of hard, relentless labour. It’s a bridge you have to build all by yourself, all alone, all through the night, while the world goes about its business without giving a damn. The only way of making this perilous passage is by looking at...
