Susan Wiggs's Blog

• Daisy's Future

  October 12, 2009

  • It’s Frustrated Reader month in my in-box. Definitely the most frequently asked question is this: Q: Why, oh why, did you leave Daisy twisting in the wind like that? Curse you! May you burn in hell! (But after you write Daisy’s story.) A: WARNING. There are bound to be a few spoilers in my reply. If spoilers bother you, please don’t read! Oh, Daisy. When will you learn? We’ve ...
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• My Grandma, the maniac

  September 26, 2009

  • Christmas Memories by Susan Wiggs, author of Lakeshore ChristmasLakeshore Christmas is my first full-length novel set during the holidays, so I relied on my deepest and most cherished personal memories for inspiration.First, there’s the weather. I’m originally from a tiny town in the wilds of New York State, and to a child, the winters there are a time of enchantment. The snow is so deep and ...
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• old issues of writers digest

  September 2, 2009

  • Leave it to my friend Michael to show up with such a one-of-a-kind gift. Only a fellow writer understands the treasure of a 70-year-old magazine:These are such fun to page through. And so eerily current: Be clear, clean and vivid. Put your heart on the page. Please the reader. Treat writing as your profession. Make time to write. God is in the details. It’s the bottom line in almost every ...
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