Author Archives: Suzanne van Rooyen

Q is for Q&A

Today I’m pleased to welcome YA/NA author ST Bende to Off the Page, and she’s brought to very special guests with her: Ull and Inga, two of the Norse gods starring in her new fantasy book Elsker. But before we meet … Continue reading

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P is for Patience

Today’s letter in the A to Z Blogging Challenge is P. I’m going to talk about something absolutely vital and necessary for authors, and something I don’t usually have a lot of: Patience.

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O is for Officially Married!

I didn’t think I’d be this excited but I am. After almost six years of being with the most amazing man, we finally tied the knot this morning. Given that our friends and family are spread across four continents, we … Continue reading

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N is for Names

Today’s Top Ten Tuesday topic courtesy of The Broke and The Bookish allows us to choose a topic we missed out on so I’ve chosen one to fit with today’s letter in the A-Z Challenge: N. The Top Ten Character’s I’d … Continue reading

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M is for Monday

I’m feeling rather uninspired this morning so my A-Z Challenge theme for the day is rather obvious… Monday.

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Character Interview with Charlotte Davila

Today I’m pleased to welcome Ashley Christman writing as Charlotte Davila to Off the Page. Elizabeth Bennington, the main character from The Lady and the Highwayman kindly agreed to an interview but before we get to the Lady Elizabeth, here’s a bit more about … Continue reading

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L is for Lisa Burstein

In keeping with both my Saturday feature and the A-Z Challenge, today’s letter L stands for a fellow YAtopian bloggers and author, Lisa Burstein. She’s kindly agreed to share the query that landed her an agent.

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K is for Kaname

According to the A-Z Challenge, today’s letter is K. I’m a fan of vampires – the scary ones, that don’t sparkle. I loved Anne Rice’s books as a teenager and I’ve enjoyed a good many vampire movies/series like The Lost … Continue reading

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J is for Jyväskylä

Today’s letter in the A-Z Challenge is J. While trying to think of a writerly topic to do with J, i started thinking about where my career began and why, and that took my back to a small Finnish city … Continue reading

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I is for Iron Fey

Today’s topic courtesy of YA Highway: The Veronica Mars Kickstarter success makes us wonder, what YA book would you raise $2 million to see a movie version of? And in keeping with the A-Z Challenge, the YA book I’d like … Continue reading

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