Susan Dayley's Blog, page 5
June 2, 2013
What a Summer Night Demands
“It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the …
May 30, 2013
What Comes from Reading Philosophers at Night
Tonight, while walking on the treadmill and trying to read the preface to a work by Friedrich Nietzsche, I couldn’t …
May 29, 2013
Cover for My Book!
This week I received the cover for my book! It’s past exciting–we’re on the final steps. My publicist was even …
May 14, 2013
Tipping the Balance
I keep Cheerios in a corner cabinet—you know the kind of cupboard that spins around and some people have a less-than-flattering …
May 9, 2013
My Garden Gate
Fair Quiet, have I found thee here, And Innocence, thy sister dear! Mistaken long, I sought you then In busy …
May 6, 2013
More Amazing than Fiction
Cold Pursuit is centrally a mystery (and a romance). When Professor Takishida’s project in the basement of the Physical Science …
May 4, 2013
The Power of an Interactive Book
I was reading a book by a fellow author [details below], and about a of third the way in (this …
April 30, 2013
Final Countdown
I am doing my final read of the typeset pages that my editor is sending in batches of 100 pages …
April 27, 2013
My Hero
After such a cold spring, this was a day to get the garden going. We spent the morning installing a …
April 26, 2013
Two Great Recipes
This morning I sat down and began reworking Hot Pursuit. I only got through page 20, but I cut a …
