Ask the Author: Suzanne Skees
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Suzanne Skees
Book 2 in the MY JOB series:
My Job: More People at Work Around the World, will publish in March. Building on the fifteen true stories of workers in Book 1, Book 2 follows people of all ages and walks of life in the U.S., Asia, Africa, Central America, and the U.K. as they use comedy to address gambling addiction, build a coffee farm and women's cooperative brick by brick, chain themselves to coal-mining equipment to save a mountaintop from being removed, and so on.
I'm very excited about this lineup. Here's the table of contents:
Health and Recovery
1: Mike Kenward, Gambling Recovery Counselor, London, England
2: Kevin, Nursing Student, Santa Lucia, Honduras
3: Sandra, Midwife Clinic Director, Ciudad Vieja, Guatemala
Education and Finance
4: Nadine, College Admissions Counselor, Kigali, Rwanda
5: Kelly Kang, English Teacher, Daegu, South Korea
6: Misozi, Mobile-Money Agent, Lusaka, Zambia
Agribusiness and Food Processing
7: Srey Pouv, Rice Microfinancier, Siem Reap, Cambodia
8: Sena, Tomato Canner, Anloga, Ghana
9: Mary, Banana Farmer, Mbale, Uganda
Arts and Culture
10: Alberto, Stay-at-Home Dad and Art Teacher, Chicago, Illinois
11: Tania, Dancer, Toronto, Canada
12: Michele, State Department Arts Education Diplomat, Washington, DC, U.S.
Activism and Diplomacy
13: Junior Walk, Environmental Activist, Naoma, West Virginia
14: Greg, Mideast Peace Diplomat, Jerusalem and New York
15: Mickey, Fringe Diplomat, Washington, DC, U.S.
You can learn more at myjobstories.org or pre-order the book at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1626345864.
My Job: More People at Work Around the World, will publish in March. Building on the fifteen true stories of workers in Book 1, Book 2 follows people of all ages and walks of life in the U.S., Asia, Africa, Central America, and the U.K. as they use comedy to address gambling addiction, build a coffee farm and women's cooperative brick by brick, chain themselves to coal-mining equipment to save a mountaintop from being removed, and so on.
I'm very excited about this lineup. Here's the table of contents:
Health and Recovery
1: Mike Kenward, Gambling Recovery Counselor, London, England
2: Kevin, Nursing Student, Santa Lucia, Honduras
3: Sandra, Midwife Clinic Director, Ciudad Vieja, Guatemala
Education and Finance
4: Nadine, College Admissions Counselor, Kigali, Rwanda
5: Kelly Kang, English Teacher, Daegu, South Korea
6: Misozi, Mobile-Money Agent, Lusaka, Zambia
Agribusiness and Food Processing
7: Srey Pouv, Rice Microfinancier, Siem Reap, Cambodia
8: Sena, Tomato Canner, Anloga, Ghana
9: Mary, Banana Farmer, Mbale, Uganda
Arts and Culture
10: Alberto, Stay-at-Home Dad and Art Teacher, Chicago, Illinois
11: Tania, Dancer, Toronto, Canada
12: Michele, State Department Arts Education Diplomat, Washington, DC, U.S.
Activism and Diplomacy
13: Junior Walk, Environmental Activist, Naoma, West Virginia
14: Greg, Mideast Peace Diplomat, Jerusalem and New York
15: Mickey, Fringe Diplomat, Washington, DC, U.S.
You can learn more at myjobstories.org or pre-order the book at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1626345864.
Suzanne Skees
Getting to say that you're a writer. : ) People imagine quite a glamorous life.
Suzanne Skees
Because my current book series comprises collections of first-person stories by real people working in a range of jobs, I literally get inspired by my subject matter. Interviewing people about their jobs has turned out to be a deep experience of witnessing multidimensional human beings share the most vulnerable, intimate details of their childhood and dreams, trauma and beliefs. They just unfold like flowers. It's humbling to be in the presence of such ordinary (unsung) heroes working so hard to change the world through nursing, music, teaching, architecture, diplomacy, etc.
Suzanne Skees
The kitchen-timer approach: Set a finite time, such as 45 minutes, to crank out as much as possible, then take a break for food, a walk--some reward that reenergizes.
When those surges of energy and inspiration do come, clear the decks and ride with it for hours . . . This is when I most love playing with words.
When those surges of energy and inspiration do come, clear the decks and ride with it for hours . . . This is when I most love playing with words.
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