Author Archives: Suzanne van Rooyen
Why Traveling is Good for the Author’s Soul
Last week I mentioned I’d be going on a road-trip. I did, and now I’m back, refreshed and ready to dive back into my WIP. I wasn’t convinced I loved my characters or could pull off the complicated premise of … Continue reading
Creatura Cover Reveal
Today I’m sharing some fantastic new cover art from Phatpuppy for the YA paranormal novel Creatura by Nely Cab… Here’s the blurb: Isis can control her dreams. Or she could-until recently. The creature in her nightmares has been haunting her … Continue reading
Road-trip!!
We’re going on a road-trip! And it’s going to be awesome! But road-tripping through the Arctic means I will have sporadic Internet access at best so Off the Page might not follow normal scheduling this week. (I’ll be back in the … Continue reading
Disturbed Fate by Kia Zi Shiru
Today I’m thrilled to welcome back Off the Page regular Kia Zi Shiru, here to chat about her new book Disturbed Fate. Kia Zi Shiru is a Dutch girl who did her bachelor studying English and Creative Writing in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Distrubed Fate, gay, kia zi shiru, LGBT, Otherkin, romance
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QUILTBAG Heroes No. 2
It’s QUILTBAG HERO Wednesday here at Off the Page, a day celebrating QUILTBAG heroes and role models, a showcase of the amazing gay, lesbian, bi, trans*, queer/questioning, unisexed, intersexed and asexual people, real and fictional, who inspire us. Today I’m going to … Continue reading
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Tagged Captain Jack Harkness, Doctor Who, LGBT, QUILTBAG heroes, science fiction, Torchwood
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Lost Blog Blitz
M. Lathan lives in San Antonio with her husband and mini-schnauzer. She enjoys writing and has a B.S. in Psych and a Masters in Counseling. Her passion is a blend of her two interests – creating new worlds and stocking them with crazy people. … Continue reading
Cover Reveal for NA Contemporary
Time for a cover reveal! This one’s for an NA contemporary novel due for release August 30th by R. D. Cole. And now for the cover…. Drumroll please….
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Tagged cover reveal, Learning to Live, NA contemporary, new adult, RD Cole
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Queries that Worked No. 14
Today I’m pleased to welcome Ana Blaze to Off the Page, sharing the query and pitch that landed her a publishing deal with Entranced Publishing. Just a quick reminder about this feature… All these featured queries worked! Meaning they snagged the attention … Continue reading
FinnCon and My First Face-to-Face Critique
FinnCon is an annual science fiction and fantasy convention held somewhere in Finland. This year it’s in Helsinki and there are numerous panels in English, which means I can actually attend and understand something, yay! Today I attended my first … Continue reading
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Tagged critique, fantasy, FinnCon, science fiction, writing workshop
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Spiral Arm Blog Tour
Wren Harper lives on an overcrowded Earth on the brink of apocalypse. There are just too many people. The answer lies 600 light-years away on Kepler; a planet more than double the size of Earth. For decades humans have been fighting … Continue reading
