Monthly Archives: March 2013

Queries that Worked No. 01

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today I’m kicking off my brand new blog feature with a query of my own. Just a few reminders about what this feature is about: All these featured queries worked! Meaning they snagged the attention of an agent or editor. … Continue reading →

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Turning Real Life Experience into Fiction

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

There’s a quote I see time and again in the writing communities: Write what you know. These four words, attributed to Mark Twain, can be interpreted in various ways: Give characters professions you’re familiar with, write female characters if you’re … Continue reading →

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New Blog Feature: Queries that Worked!

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Queries are the bane of almost every author’s existence. They are these 2-300 word distillations that must entice, enthrall, hook and excite an agent or editor while providing plot, characterisation and voice. Writing a query is hard work and there … Continue reading →

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RTW: Best Read of March

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

  This week’s Road Trip Wednesday topic, courtesy of YA Highway, is: Best Book of March

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Top Ten Tuesday: Book Recommendations

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Thanks to The Broke and the Bookish, there’s another great topic for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday: March 26: Top Ten Books I Recommend The Most

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The Fallen Stars Book Trailer Reveal!

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Kellen St. James was just your average seventeen-year-old prodigy, until he eighty-sixed the Lord of Faerie and proposed to the Celtic Goddess, Calienta. But then everything in Kellen’s life gets turned upside-down when he and Cali end up on the … Continue reading →

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How a Book Cover is Made

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today I’m pleased to welcome YA fantasy author Clare Davidson to Off the Page chatting about the cover of her new book, Trinity. Clare Davidson is a character driven fantasy writer, teacher and mother, from the UK. Clare was born in Northampton and lived … Continue reading →

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ONE – A review

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Title: ONE Author: Leigh Ann Kopans Genre: YA science fiction / superhero Pages: 374 Blurb: When having two powers makes you a Super and having none makes you a Normal, having only one makes you a sad half-superpowered freak. It makes … Continue reading →

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Eliza’s Shadow – Author Interview

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today I’m pleased to welcome Catherine Wittmack to Off the Page talking about her new book, Eliza’s Shadow.

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Lunar Love Blog Hop

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

  AS part of the I am a Reader, Not a Writer Lunar Love Blog Hop, I’m going to be gifting one of all time favourite novels to one lucky winner via The Book Depository. If you’d prefer a Kindle … Continue reading →

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