Blog Posts for Ellen Sussman

Litquake's Tribute to Smut!

Ellen Sussman — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:12:17 -0700

I wanted to let everyone know about a great event coming up in the Bay area. I'm really honored to be a part of this one! Here are all the details and info -- don't miss it if you live in the area: Dirty Words: Litquake's Tribute to Smut stars Daniel Handler, Ellen Sussman, Michelle Richmond, Kim Addonizio, Helena Echlin, Stephen Elliot, emcee Kirk Read, a fashion show by SOMA purveyor of ...

Patriotism: a dirty word?

Ellen Sussman — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:19:13 -0700

I've just returned from a phenomenal three week book tour for DIRTY WORDS: A LITERARY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SEX. I'll blog about that over the weekend but wanted to link to a guest blog I just did for The Debutante's Ball (a great website). Here's my post about Patriotism: a dirty word? I'll also post the latest amazing review from NPR! check it out under reviews. I'll write about the tour -- and ...

Happy Birthday, Readerville

Ellen Sussman — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:58:27 -0700

Today's is Readerville's 8th birthday -- and I wanted to thank Karen Templer for creating a wonderful writers and readers community online. I joined Readerville about 5 or 6 years ago, a year before the publication of my novel, ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS. At that point in time, I knew very little about the publishing world and what to expect from my first publishing experience. I "met" ...

Video!

Ellen Sussman — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:05:00 -0700

Wow -- check out the short video for Dirty Words! it's on my redroom home page. Now I really feel like I'm celebrating pub date -- I've even got a song to sing!

Champagne for Breakfast

Ellen Sussman — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:02:36 -0700

I drank champagne with my bagel for breakfast. I'm celebrating publication day for DIRTY WORDS! It's an odd day in the publishing experience -- you kind of expect big things to happen, but then... well, it's another day. Books started appearing in bookstores over the past week and I had my first sighting at Keplers (my local independent book store) on Saturday. I took pictures of my book on the ...

First Novels

Ellen Sussman — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:08:22 -0700

I've got a new guest blog up at a writer pal's website. Meg Waite Clayton started a blog about first novels, in the hope that we published writers would debunk the myth of the overnight success. Hey, I'm a poster child for that one. Worked long and hard for many years before my first novel was published. So I tell my story here: my wild ride.

One Week Til Pub Date

Ellen Sussman — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:04:20 -0700

My book hits the shelves in one week. I'm feeling great when I'm not feeling terrified. So far the press has been incredible -- lots of attention from most of the big magazines including Elle, Nylon, O Magazine, Self, Playboy, Penthouse. A copy of the book -- DIRTY WORDS: A LITERARY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SEX -- has already landed in my hands and it's gorgeous. At some point last week I made the ...

Dare I Blog?

Ellen Sussman — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:31:02 -0700

I've sworn I wouldn't do it. I feel like I'm stepping into dangerous territory -- blogdom. If I start, will it suck up all my time and energy and good stories and bad attitude and half-way decent lines? Will I be able to say to myself, that's enough blogging for the day -- now go and WRITE. Not that blogging, isn't writing, but it isn't WRITING. And I'm a very disciplined writer -- that's what I ...

Bad Girls Never Grow Old

Ellen Sussman — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:58:32 -0800

There’s still a little part of me that takes delight in shaking things up. There’s an inner child, a bad girl that wants to get out and have a good time.

–Me, quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle, September 9th, 2007