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They say not to judge a book by its cover but I need you to do just that. If you liked the cover of my book, A Fool's Circle, please vote for it for the Cover of the Month contest on AllAuthor.com!

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Coranavirus

Hey!

I hope you’re all well and safe. Wanted to send you all some positive energy!

Thank god for books.

Love and Peace to you all.

Suzanne ❤️

Coronavirus!!!

Hi all,
It’s unbelievable what’s happening around the world at the moment!

I would say you ‘just couldn’t write it’
Although some have.

Dean Koontz’s book The Eyes Of Darkness is getting a lot of renewed attention now, despite being nearly 40 years old. The book mentions a deadly virus called the “Wuhan 400,” which he described as a “severe pneumonia-like illness” that spreads attacking “the lungs and bronchial tubes” and “resisting all known treatments.”

He’s not the only person who seemed to have predicted the virus — or just had a good imagination to come up something which happened to partially overlap with actual events. So-called “psychic” Sylvia Browne supposedly predicted something like the coronavirus in her End Of Days book.

But let’s keep calm and stop panic buying. If you live near an elderly neighbour. Please be kind and go and check on them.

We don’t need 400 toilet rolls! Please leave some for others especially the elderly. They are the people who are most vulnerable.

Please all stay safe and look after yourselves. Self isolate if you need too. Sending love and positive energy to you all.

Suzanne ✌🏻❤️

#dontbegreedy #checkonothers #bekind #spreadlovenotcoronavirus

Vote

Hi all!

For all those that enjoyed reading A Fool’s Circle please give it a vote in : The Goodreads Choice Awards. Thrillers/mysteries

It would be nice to get the book noticed and in front of more people who hopefully will enjoy reading it like all of you have.

Thank you

Suzanne ❤️
A Fool's Circle

Interview with The Writing Wicket

Q. Have you ever cried with one of your main characters?

Yes. I cried for Kate and Sophie. Mainly because I could understand and relate to both characters. The book is a hard read. But it was really hard for me to write.

Q. Do you believe in writers block?

I knew where this book was going. In fact, the characters more or less led me through the whole book. So, I never experienced any writers block although there were moments I had to shut down my laptop and take a break for a few days.

Q. What genre do you favour?

I definitely favour crime fiction and thrillers. although I’m quite partial to the odd autobiography.

Q. What is your favourite childhood book?

My favourite childhood book was definitely The Famous Five by Enid Blyton. I had them all. My favourite character was Timmy the dog.

Q. What is the most difficult part of your artistic process?

Having so many ideas swimming around in my brain and trying to get them down on paper as fast as I can. Not being able to switch off is also hard. Sometimes I have woken up in the night with an idea and had to get up and grab a pen and paper.

Q. Does writing energize or exhaust you?

I think it’s a bit of both, to be honest. The thought process seems to exhaust me. But once I have a chapter finished, I feel totally energized and ready to start over again.

Q. What is your writing Kryptonite?

I’m a bit of a perfectionist and worry that my scenes are making perfect sense to the reader. So, I tend to go over them more times than I should. I’m also not a lover of writing sex scenes and let my friends read them first to get their opinions, which have been very good. They all agree I have a very vivid imagination.

Q. Did you ever consider writing under a pseudonym?

I wanted this book to raise awareness about Domestic Violence and Mental Abuse, so I didn’t even contemplate writing under a pseudonym.

Q. Do you think someone can be a writer if they don’t feel emotions strongly?

That all depends what the subject matter is they are writing about.

Q. If you could be any author, who would it be and why?

Charles Dickens, for sure. I would love to get inside his head. I love the way he developed his characters. I get transported to a different time and really enjoy the journey.

Q. What was the first book that made you cry?

That was definitely the Lassie books, about a border collie, by Eric Knight. They made me smile and cry at the same time. But recently, I read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and found myself in floods of tears when Dobby died. I had to pull myself together before my daughter returned from school.

Q. What are common traps for aspiring writers?

I think a common trap for aspiring authors is that they worry if their work is going to be good enough or interesting enough. They also worry that it has all been said before. It probably has. But just not been told by you.

A Fool's Circle

What inspired me to write a book!

Growing up in a dysfunctional family, I witnessed a lot of domestic violence and mental abuse. Topics like this were never really spoken about and it wasn’t until I got older and attended a well-known drama class in Islington called The Anna Scher Theatre that I had the idea for A Fool’s Circle, writing it as a gritty, no holds barred short play.

Raising my young daughter and being my father’s full-time Carer, my time was restricted. However, undeterred, I knew I needed to develop the play into a film.

What started out as a short film script soon turned into a full-length feature film script. I could see the characters come to life as soon as I opened my laptop. The harrowing storyline and the honesty of it excited me, and I was now desperate to get a trailer made for the project.

The only problem was I was a skint single mother from Islington. But determined, I wasn’t going to let a little thing like that stop me!

I contacted actor friends of mine, as well as sound technicians, and managed to get a camera crew in place. I had Islington Council loan me their offices, whilst my local Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s sponsored the four-day shoot and fed the cast and crew. They also secured other shoot locations for the trailer.

This was like a dream come true and I had made this all happen without costing me a single penny! My mother was my biggest supporter and helped me so much. Then everything came crashing down.
My mother went into hospital for an operation whilst the trailer was in editing. She never got to see it finished as due to severe complications, she remained in the hospital for two years before passing away in 2016.

I was absolutely devastated. My health also took a dramatic turn for the worse. It took me ages to watch the finished trailer but I drew strength that my mother was so proud I had achieved what I had set out to do.

I knew from that day, there would be no possible way I would be able to go ahead and film a full feature film. I was a single mother with no support network and I was in a very dark place.

My mother taught me to read, she was very much into reading and helped out in my primary school. Teaching the other children in the class. I remember as a child, she would read a lot of Catherine Cookson books. She always said that one day she was going to write a book.

Through my grief I decided, as a tribute to my mother, I would now take this script and turn it into a book. For those writers out there, they know only too well that script writing and writing a book are two completely different things. But once again, I was determined I was going to do this.

I completed my first draft in 2017 and after a lot of re-writing, it was finally finished in August 2018. The book will be launched on what would’ve been my mothers 74th birthday, March 17th 2019.

Apart from having my daughter, writing this book is one of the best things I have ever done in my life. Knowing I did it for my mum and that I was completing her lifelong dream makes it even more special.

Keeping it real!

People often ask me why is there a lot of swearing included in my psychological thriller - A Fool’s Circle.
Well when you incorporate domestic violence and mental abuse into a semi autobiographical story.
You have to keep it real. It’s something you can’t or shouldn’t sugar coat! It needs to be told exactly how it is! Suzanne Seddon

Spring

Spring has definitely sprung today. A trip to the park with a good book. Any suggestions? 📚

Bloggers/ Reviewers

I have been overwhelmed by the love you have shown, my debut novel - A Fool’s Circle.
I would like to thank all bloggers and reviewers that have taken the time to read and review my book.
Where would we be without you? 🙏🏻✌🏻❤️

Published Author

I can’t believe it’s book publication day! That’s come around quick😳
I suppose that means I’m one of those published authors now! Right? 🤭🤫🤷‍♀️😂

Suzanne Seddon