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New bookstore
Hi everyone! I'm so excited about this new discovery that I have to share. There is a new bookstore opening this weekend in a coffee shop sort of near me. The coffee shop is amazing! And the addition of the bookstore that is opening this weekend makes it even more amazing. I just wish it were closer so I could visit more often. It's an hour away in Henderson, Tennessee. I'm going to check and see if they will stock my books! :)
If any of you are close to Henderson, y'all stop on in there. It's inside Besso Coffee on Main Street in Henderson, Tennessee. The bookstore itself is called Fable House Books.
Let's hear it for a brick-and-mortar bookstore!! YAY!!!!!
If any of you are close to Henderson, y'all stop on in there. It's inside Besso Coffee on Main Street in Henderson, Tennessee. The bookstore itself is called Fable House Books.
Let's hear it for a brick-and-mortar bookstore!! YAY!!!!!
Author Life - Rewrites
Hi sweet friends,
I want to talk about something not-so-glamorous but very real: rewriting.
When you pick up a finished book, it might look effortless, but behind the scenes? That story has probably been written two, three, maybe even four times over. And not just polished—completely reshaped.
Rewriting can feel like tearing down a house you just built so you can rebuild it stronger. It’s exhausting, but it’s also where the magic happens. That’s where the characters deepen, where the emotional threads tighten, where the story finally sings.
So if you’re a creative person struggling with revisions—whether it’s writing, painting, or even a project at work—please know: messy drafts don’t mean failure. They’re part of the process.
I’ll leave you with this quote that I repeat to myself over and over:
"The first draft is just you telling yourself the story."
Sending encouragement (and positive creative vibes),
Susan
I want to talk about something not-so-glamorous but very real: rewriting.
When you pick up a finished book, it might look effortless, but behind the scenes? That story has probably been written two, three, maybe even four times over. And not just polished—completely reshaped.
Rewriting can feel like tearing down a house you just built so you can rebuild it stronger. It’s exhausting, but it’s also where the magic happens. That’s where the characters deepen, where the emotional threads tighten, where the story finally sings.
So if you’re a creative person struggling with revisions—whether it’s writing, painting, or even a project at work—please know: messy drafts don’t mean failure. They’re part of the process.
I’ll leave you with this quote that I repeat to myself over and over:
"The first draft is just you telling yourself the story."
Sending encouragement (and positive creative vibes),
Susan
Thanksgiving Memories
Thanksgiving memories
Thanksgiving is this Thursday, and I'm feeling nostalgic about Thanksgivings long gone, along with a lot of the people from those memories.
When I was growing up, we would have a big potluck family Thanksgiving dinner at my maternal grandparents' house. It was on Highway 45 just up the road from Boyd's Grocery and the McNairy Road. All of my aunts and uncles would be there with their spouses. There were six kids in the family. And all of my first cousins would be there as well. There were EIGHTEEN of us first cousins! All of these people, plus great aunts and great-uncles who were there or 'just dropping by to see everyone.' All crammed into my grandparents' small 1920's farmhouse with a big wrap-around porch. I was still eating at the kids table in my thirties! Along with the next generation of kids coming along.
My Aunt Helen always made the chicken and dressing. To this day, it's my favorite. And a few years ago, I managed to score a small pan made by her granddaughter, who has the recipe and can make it taste just like Aunt Helen's. Funny thing about specific recipes...it's very rare for anyone else to make them, and they taste just like the original.
Those Thanksgivings were full of family, and sharing, and laughter, and warmth. I treasure them always. The memories are bright and shining each year.
Now, my grandparents are gone. My mom and her twin brother are the only ones still with us from their kids. And several of the first cousins are gone as well. And that's how life works. We come into this world, and we leave it. But, I believe, as long as someone remembers us and says our names, we are never gone.
My grandparents always put up their tree the weekend after Thanksgiving. My mom always does, and I do as well. Traditions 🙂
What are some of your cherished memories and/or traditions?
Thanksgiving is this Thursday, and I'm feeling nostalgic about Thanksgivings long gone, along with a lot of the people from those memories.
When I was growing up, we would have a big potluck family Thanksgiving dinner at my maternal grandparents' house. It was on Highway 45 just up the road from Boyd's Grocery and the McNairy Road. All of my aunts and uncles would be there with their spouses. There were six kids in the family. And all of my first cousins would be there as well. There were EIGHTEEN of us first cousins! All of these people, plus great aunts and great-uncles who were there or 'just dropping by to see everyone.' All crammed into my grandparents' small 1920's farmhouse with a big wrap-around porch. I was still eating at the kids table in my thirties! Along with the next generation of kids coming along.
My Aunt Helen always made the chicken and dressing. To this day, it's my favorite. And a few years ago, I managed to score a small pan made by her granddaughter, who has the recipe and can make it taste just like Aunt Helen's. Funny thing about specific recipes...it's very rare for anyone else to make them, and they taste just like the original.
Those Thanksgivings were full of family, and sharing, and laughter, and warmth. I treasure them always. The memories are bright and shining each year.
Now, my grandparents are gone. My mom and her twin brother are the only ones still with us from their kids. And several of the first cousins are gone as well. And that's how life works. We come into this world, and we leave it. But, I believe, as long as someone remembers us and says our names, we are never gone.
My grandparents always put up their tree the weekend after Thanksgiving. My mom always does, and I do as well. Traditions 🙂
What are some of your cherished memories and/or traditions?
Sneak Peek
Greetings y'all!
Book 2 (Curve Balls and Commitments) in the Pickwick Pirate Queens series is coming along. I'm shooting for a March (or possibly April) release date.
Sneak peek news ....I had a reader tell me she loved Aunt Jean in Curve Balls and Second Chances.
Now...if you're not sure who Aunt Jean was, she had one scene in the entire book. But it stuck with this reader and she said Book 2 needed more of Aunt Jean. I agree with this reader that Aunt Jean is a hoot for sure and deserves more pages.
So, you heard it here first....
Aunt Jean will have more pages in Book 2!
She's not only going to be advising her niece Rose, but also the whole dang town. She's going to be writing an advice column for the local paper. "Ask Aunt Jean" advice column will debut in Book 2 of the Pickwick Bend Pirate Queens romance series!
Who's excited to hear the sneak peek news? What other news would you like to hear about?
Book 2 (Curve Balls and Commitments) in the Pickwick Pirate Queens series is coming along. I'm shooting for a March (or possibly April) release date.
Sneak peek news ....I had a reader tell me she loved Aunt Jean in Curve Balls and Second Chances.
Now...if you're not sure who Aunt Jean was, she had one scene in the entire book. But it stuck with this reader and she said Book 2 needed more of Aunt Jean. I agree with this reader that Aunt Jean is a hoot for sure and deserves more pages.
So, you heard it here first....
Aunt Jean will have more pages in Book 2!
She's not only going to be advising her niece Rose, but also the whole dang town. She's going to be writing an advice column for the local paper. "Ask Aunt Jean" advice column will debut in Book 2 of the Pickwick Bend Pirate Queens romance series!
Who's excited to hear the sneak peek news? What other news would you like to hear about?
