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Susan McCauley

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Susan McCauley is an award-winning author who writes gothic horror, ghost stories, and folklore-driven fantasy for middle grade, YA, and adult readers, exploring faith, fear, and the darker costs of history.

To learn more, visit her on the web at www.sbmccauley.com
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Susan McCauley The best way for me to deal with writer's block is to go for a walk. (It's usually a long walk.) Moving my body seems to help unstick my mind. Sometim…moreThe best way for me to deal with writer's block is to go for a walk. (It's usually a long walk.) Moving my body seems to help unstick my mind. Sometimes I talk to myself (aloud, LOL) about what's giving me a problem in a story or with a character. Other times I just keep thinking as I'm walking. Usually, I find something during my walk that helps me get unstuck.(less)
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The Devil's Tree

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The Ghosts of Christmas Past

For anyone in the Houston area on Saturday, November 14, 2020 please come out to Old Town Spring and join me and Old Town Spring Ghost Walk to kick-off the 40th annual Home for the Holidays event.

I'll be singing books from 2pm-9pm, there will be festive decorations throughout this haunted little town, Christmas fun, and yummy treats. Of course there will also be a ghost walk at 9pm that evening, Read more of this blog post »
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“Young readers should find themselves deeply engrossed. . . a well-structured and absorbing supernatural tale of change and coping.” - Kirkus Reviews

"Unique and imaginative, Ghost Hunters: Bones in the Wall
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"Thank you to NetGalley and Book Whisperer for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

This is one of those stories that stays with you for a while after finishing it. It is a dark, gothic tale of a man who slowly loses his grip on reality a" Read more of this review »
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The Devil's Tree is the winner of an Independent Publishers Silver Book Award for YA Fiction.

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