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Susan Tarr
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Susan Tarr

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Born
in Dunedin, New Zealand
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Genre
Romantic Suspense, Historical Fiction, Nonfiction

Member Since
June 2013


What a life I have had so far!
I arrived on the shores of Kenya, East Africa, in a 28ft yacht, and traveled Europe from there. While in Kenya, I contracted cerebral meningitis from swimming in foul water, off the side of the yacht. That stopped me in my tracks for many years. And I had 2 emergency Caesarians, one without anaesthetic. Whilst in Kenya, I was arrested for treason...but that's another story. I came home to NZ because my youngest daughter was paralyzed. But I couldn't get my Anna out of Kenya because she was not on a passport. So with the NZ embassy, we contrived a passport for her, flew it to Switzerland via AirNZ, where a pilot carried it into Kenya. Little Anna was waiting at Nairobi airport with a glue stick and a passport p ...more

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Susan Tarr Go for a walk and not fret. I sometimes don't write for days. It doesn't worry me. When I start again, I am relaxed and the words flow.…moreGo for a walk and not fret. I sometimes don't write for days. It doesn't worry me. When I start again, I am relaxed and the words flow.(less)
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Susan Tarr Continually edit your work. Even when you think it's done, leave it for a month or two then start to edit it again. You will be surprised...…moreContinually edit your work. Even when you think it's done, leave it for a month or two then start to edit it again. You will be surprised...(less)
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Susan’s Quotes

Bei Dao
“In the world I am
Always a stranger
I do not understand its language
It does not understand my silence”
― Bei Dao
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Nalini Singh
“I'm sorry. I never meant to hurt you."

"Then why were you carrying a gun?”
― nalini singh, Angels' Blood
tags: angels-blood, elena, raphael
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“There is no real light but just small sparks of happiness we should photograph to contain. But if we stop to photograph, we can’t enjoy them, the flash overexposes them and they disappear.”
― Cristiane Serruya, Trust: Pandora's Box
tags: attitude, enjoyment, happiness, inspirational, life, quickness
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“We humans are such complicated and confused beings that we call the animals beasts.”
― Cristiane Serruya, Trust: Pandora's Box
tags: animals, confused, emotions, humans
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“A tree that falls makes a lot of noise. But a woodland that grows and spreads its roots, does it quietly.”
― Cristiane Serruya, Trust: Pandora's Box
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