Susan Beth Pfeffer's Blog, page 33

I Get To Visit Writer Unboxed

I was fortunate enough to be asked to guest blog at Writer Unboxed, which is a terrific blog for writers and people interested in writing and writers.

If you're not familiar with Writer Unboxed, you're in for a treat. Follow the link to read my heart wrenching story of rejection after rejection (okay, the only heart wrenched was mine, but I never said multiheart wrenching story), and then keep on reading.

Just remember to come back here on occasion. Otherwise my heart will be wrenched even more!

The First Two Chapters

Blood Wounds isn't going to come out until fall 2011, which feels like a very long time from now, and the first two chapters only set things up. The Big Bad Thing that propels the story happens in Chapter 3, and I'm not telling anyone about it.

So on a what the hey basis, I figured I'd put the first two chapters here. At some point, my publisher will tell me to take them down, and I will. And people who don't want to know anything more than the title, certainly don't have to read it.

But if...

Reading And Writing

Because of the very high stress level of the past couple of weeks, I've waved goodbye to quite a number of my brain cells. I'm cautiously optimistic that they've only gone away for vacation, and will return at some point, but it's probably not a good sign that they slipped away in the middle of the night, taking all their belongings with them.

My major accomplishment is I tidied my bedroom closet. I've been trying to convince myself to start going through drawers, but I don't seem to be able t...

The Past Ten Days

The past ten days have been very difficult. As you know, my mother was diagnosed with a mild case of pneumonia. I brought her home from the hospital on Tuesday, and she's getting stronger, but I made three trips to her apartment yesterday, and it's been tiring for both of us (for my brother too, since he's been in regular contact).

While my mother was in the hospital, her youngest sister died. My aunt was one of those rare people who was beautiful both inside and out, and this loss is very har...

Dates And Updates

I'll start with the updates.

My mother's in the hospital. I haven't gotten over to see her yet, but my understanding is from my brother (who came over yesterday to see what was going on, and got stuck with the emergency room duty)that she has pneumonia, which seems to have been caught nice and early. We practically had to convince the paramedics to take her to the hospital in the first place, and the general feeling seems to be that my mother is strong and healthy and will make a complete reco...

My Mother And The Temperature Are Both 98

A long time ago, I accused my then agent of wanting me to work hard (something I've always been opposed to).

"I want you to work hard and to play hard," she replied.

The past few days would have satisfied her. I have worked hard (at least by my low standards). I was invited to submit a short story for possible inclusion in an anthology, and I spent most of Sunday and a certain amount of Monday writing and rewriting it. Since the deadline is in April, it's going to be a long time before I know i...

Return To The End Of The World (Disc Two)

Thank goodness I finished the rewrites yesterday. Because, almost on cue, this afternoon UPS, the darlings, delivered a brand new DVD set of the legendary Irwin Allen's Production of The Night The Bridge Fell Down! (! mine; Irwin Allen was much too tasteful for that kind of punctuation).

For those of who don't commit this blog to memory, and don't care to use the search box (which I used just now, helpful little thing it is), here's the first entry on the great Night The Bridge Fell Down

Should I Do Rewrites? Or Should I Go To The Movies?

I'm opting for rewrites. I'll be finished sometime this afternoon.

But I recommend going to the movies for a million other people. Because the thirty second book trailer for This World We Live In (which I think is actually the thirty second book trailer for Life As We Knew It) is going to be playing at scores of movie theaters throughout America. Here's the list (alas, none of them are near me):


RGL1290 Grant Plaza PA-Philly 9 screens

Philadelphia...

Here's A Link To Good Morning America

Where This World We Live In is described as "The ultimate dystopian; very exciting read."

And the book looks exceptionally fine!

Good Morning America Recommends This World We Live In

Good Morning America is truly a Good Morning for me.

Thank you ABC!

For those of you who haven't seen today (Thursday's) Good Morning America because you're in a different time zone, they talk about This World We Live In (and recommend it!) on camera, around 8:45 AM.

What a wonderful way to start the day! Well worth three !s.