Suzy Davies's Blog: Book News, page 12
October 30, 2018
October 20, 2018
October 16, 2018
Tribute to Fall
Tribute to Fall.
Today, I awoke to a brilliant blue sky,
the trees they were burnished,
the grass, not so dry.
A single leaf danced
as the wind started up
and the rain from the gutters
dripped down,
drop on drop.
Today, I woke up to a shimmering lake
alligators snapped
as the water did break.
Higher than ever
it swirled round and round,
opalescent eddies,
surging towards ground.
Today, I was wandering in scrub wilderness
with blue jays and butterflies,
and birds, building nests.
The eye of the sun
cast its honeyed light
on the earthen pathways
that stretched to the sky.
Today, I woke up as the thunder it roared,
and the seahorses crashed
on the fringe of the shores.
Lightning split skies
as the sea broke the sand
and my heart thrilled once more -
wild tides, untamed land.
Copyright Suzy Davies, 2018. All Rights Reserved.
Today, I awoke to a brilliant blue sky,
the trees they were burnished,
the grass, not so dry.
A single leaf danced
as the wind started up
and the rain from the gutters
dripped down,
drop on drop.
Today, I woke up to a shimmering lake
alligators snapped
as the water did break.
Higher than ever
it swirled round and round,
opalescent eddies,
surging towards ground.
Today, I was wandering in scrub wilderness
with blue jays and butterflies,
and birds, building nests.
The eye of the sun
cast its honeyed light
on the earthen pathways
that stretched to the sky.
Today, I woke up as the thunder it roared,
and the seahorses crashed
on the fringe of the shores.
Lightning split skies
as the sea broke the sand
and my heart thrilled once more -
wild tides, untamed land.
Copyright Suzy Davies, 2018. All Rights Reserved.
October 5, 2018
September 30, 2018
"The Cave," by Suzy Davies - Heroes and Heroines!
It is well-known that the name of the author of “Harry Potter” books - J. K. Rowling - is such because Rowling wanted her name to appeal to boys who would read her books. Her publisher decided that to appeal to a young male audience, (as well as females,) who might be put off by the notion of a woman writing “their” books, it was better to use the initial “J” and add the “K,” perhaps for extra authority - Rowling did not have a middle name.
Any author of Young Adult Books has to make their own choices with regard to their pen name, if any.
But I have chosen to stick with “Suzy Davies” for my new release on Smashwords, “The Cave,” because if I am the only woman to write about the Thai Cave, (among a proliferation of male authors,) so be it.
My version of the Thai Cave story has all the so-called “masculine” elements of an action adventure story interwoven with a thread of mysticism and the supernatural.
In “The Cave” I bring bonds of family love, which the boys themselves acknowledge helped them through their challenges, to the foreground.
My book balances fact and fiction, thought and feeling, mind and body, the private sphere and public sphere, and questions gender stereotypes.
I have Hans Christian Andersen to thank for giving me the idea that mermaids helped the Navy Seals in their Heroic mission. The film, “Bend it Like Beckham” inspired me to create industrious Jintara, the heroine seamstress/artist in the story, who plays football as well as any boy hero. And little Lec, Jintara’s brother, and the hero of the tale, is strong and sensitive.
The Thai Cave could easily be reduced to a cliche - an epic tale of The Heroic - without acknowledging the women heroines whose power to love and to nurture brought those Wild Boars home.
Suzy Davies, Author, “The Cave” Copyright 2018, All Rights Reserved.
Any author of Young Adult Books has to make their own choices with regard to their pen name, if any.
But I have chosen to stick with “Suzy Davies” for my new release on Smashwords, “The Cave,” because if I am the only woman to write about the Thai Cave, (among a proliferation of male authors,) so be it.
My version of the Thai Cave story has all the so-called “masculine” elements of an action adventure story interwoven with a thread of mysticism and the supernatural.
In “The Cave” I bring bonds of family love, which the boys themselves acknowledge helped them through their challenges, to the foreground.
My book balances fact and fiction, thought and feeling, mind and body, the private sphere and public sphere, and questions gender stereotypes.
I have Hans Christian Andersen to thank for giving me the idea that mermaids helped the Navy Seals in their Heroic mission. The film, “Bend it Like Beckham” inspired me to create industrious Jintara, the heroine seamstress/artist in the story, who plays football as well as any boy hero. And little Lec, Jintara’s brother, and the hero of the tale, is strong and sensitive.
The Thai Cave could easily be reduced to a cliche - an epic tale of The Heroic - without acknowledging the women heroines whose power to love and to nurture brought those Wild Boars home.
Suzy Davies, Author, “The Cave” Copyright 2018, All Rights Reserved.
September 28, 2018
Author Reading - Excerpt "Luna The Moon Pig"
Tune in to my author reading of "Luna The Moon Pig" Illustrated in color with hand-drawn cartoon-style illustrations by the celebrated Sheila Graber, award-winning world-acclaimed Artist, Animator and Educator who drew Paddington Bear for B.B.C Children's Television Paddington Bear Programmes!
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September 23, 2018
September 22, 2018
Free Live Recording from "Snugs The Snow Bear" Read by Author Suzy Davies
Delighted to share an excerpt of "Snugs The Snow Bear," my snowy seaside tale of a little snow bear, two moose, Carla, James, and a menagerie of animals! Ideal bedtime story for kids aged 4 and over. Ideal for Christmas, too!
just click the link to hear the recording taken from the lighthouse chapter of the book.
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"Snugs The Snow Bear is illustrated in full color and is available in hardback, paperback and on Kindle from Amazon Worldwide.
just click the link to hear the recording taken from the lighthouse chapter of the book.
https://soundcloud.com/suzy-davies-47...
"Snugs The Snow Bear is illustrated in full color and is available in hardback, paperback and on Kindle from Amazon Worldwide.
September 21, 2018
Create Atmosphere in Your Children's Book Like This!
Thrilled to be a guest author on Nina Romano's site.
Here's the link:
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Here's the link:
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September 17, 2018
Announcement - "The Cave," by Suzy Davies
Happy to announce that a free sample of my new release, "The Cave," by Suzy Davies, is available now. On Smashwords.com. Free to download, free to join! Just click the link!
Cover Design, famous Artist Sheila Graber!
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Cover Design, famous Artist Sheila Graber!
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