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Ten Years An Indie Author

 As of 2021 it's officially been a decade since I self-published my first ever young adult novel Eve Eden vs the Zombie Horde. If I think back on everything I've written since, I realise I've come full circle. I tried my hand at other fiction categories and genres, writing for adults etc, but now it's back to Young Adult for me. 

I like to call my particular style of fiction Teen Comedy Horror. I'm a trendsetter in this genre. If I Suz Korb ever get a Wiki page it will say: Suz Korb, inventor of ...

New Covers Have Broken Me

 About a month ago I decided to reformat and redesign all of my books. In retrospect I shouldn't have even begun such a monumental undertaking. Do you know how many books I've written in the space of 10 years? Turns out it's more than 70.

At this point I don't want to think of how much work I've done, and how much more I've got to go. If anything all this has done is make me hate self-publishing. Although I have been able to read back through my stories, bringing back memories of when I wrote the...

How Social Media Helps You Write

 When I go on Twitter and I see my fellow fiction writers tweeting wise about all things literary prose, I get excited and I want to carry on with my own novel writing. This blog post might seem peppy and annoying, but really it's not. I'm just so stoked about a new novel idea so...

HOLD UP.

Don't go there. Do not start that crap again. You are not allowed to start a new manuscript without having finished your last one.

But-

No buts about it! Finish what you start, girl.

Okay, now that's out of the w...

Playing God

 I've often thought about writing a novel that includes every character from all my books. I've written 17 novels and stories to date, so I definitely have a lot to chose from. Sort of like writing my own fan fiction? Weird and wonderful.

Also, I will put myself into my book.

So a novel where the author gets sucked in by the irritated will-power of the very characters she's created! Now that's diabolical. Just think what put-upon characters would do in such a situation. What would you do if you di...

Zack Snyder's Justice League - Understanding

 I just went on Twitter and saw that the reason Zack Snyder and his wife didn't make the Justice League movie was because their daughter died. That gutted me. I had no idea. Why didn't I find out about this sooner? I am a serious researcher, and I always look into things carefully, especially when it comes to social media claims.

So now I am teary and emotional.

I barely remember the 2 hour Justice League movie. Isn't that the one where they did CGI on Superman's moustache? Oh wait! Yes I do have ...

A Superduper Trilogy

 Soon my second ever trilogy of books will be complete. Superstellar and Superpower are available now and Supernatural is coming soon!

Oi! These posted out of order. Well, I’m trying to blog on my phone, after all. It didn’t go according to plan. Dangit.

Most Important Marketing Strategy For Book Sales is Your Book's Cover

I'm currently doing a marketing course and it finally dawned on me that there's no need to stress about having an author brand. I realised the way to look at book sales and getting readers, is to come at book marketing from my own perspective. And what's the first thing I do when looking for a new audiobook to listen to?

I see the book's cover. I might not even see the title at first. The cover as a whole will stand out with the right typography and imagery. It all needs to blend and strike out a...

Allowing Actual Time to Write

I've been struggling to write for over 2 years now. That is, I've been struggling to finish anything. I think my problem lies in wanting to start over every new day I sit down to write. I'm guessing the solution to that is to go back to my blog post about writing a short story every time. I absolutely cannot come back to a manuscript in the middle of a scene. If that scene is incomplete I'll re-read it, decide it's shit, and delete the whole thing.

Therefore I really must finish what I start on a...

Meghan & Harry on Oprah - My 100th Blog Post

I just watched the Meghan and Harry interview with Oprah. It was nice to see and hear their perspective on everything that's happened. The vile British media and racists will continue to condemn them on a daily basis, I'm sure. But that doesn't matter now. What matters is Meghan and Harry are happy. They can finally live their lives, be happy in the love they share, and take care of each other as a family.

I felt so bad for Meghan. 

I moved to the UK to be with my British husband way back in 2001....

Meghan & Harry on Oprah - Suz On Blogger

I just watched the Meghan and Harry interview with Oprah. It was nice to see and hear their perspective on everything that's happened. The vile British media and racists will continue to condemn them on a daily basis, I'm sure. But that doesn't matter now. What matters is Meghan and Harry are happy. They can finally live their lives, be happy in the love they share, and take care of each other as a family.

I felt so bad for Meghan. 

I moved to the UK to be with my British husband way back in 2001....