Author Archives: Suzanne van Rooyen
Turning Real Life Experience into Fiction
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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Tagged catharsis, South Africa, Write what you know, writing as therapy
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New Blog Feature: Queries that Worked!
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
RTW: Best Read of March
This week’s Road Trip Wednesday topic, courtesy of YA Highway, is: Best Book of March
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Tagged dystopian, reading, RTW Wednesday, science fiction, YA Highway, YA lit
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Top Ten Tuesday: Book Recommendations
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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Tagged fantasy, literature, must-reads, reading, science fiction, TopTenTuesday, YA
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The Fallen Stars Book Trailer Reveal!
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
How a Book Cover is Made
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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Tagged book covers, calre davidson, trinity, YA fantasy, YAlit
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ONE – A review
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
Eliza’s Shadow – Author Interview
Today I’m pleased to welcome Catherine Wittmack to Off the Page talking about her new book, Eliza’s Shadow.
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Tagged Catherine Wittmack, Eliza's Shadow, giveaway, YA fantasy
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Lunar Love Blog Hop
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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Tagged blog hop, Cath Crowley, giveaway, Graffiti Moon, Lunar Love
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Prophecy Book Blitz
The Prophecy Rachel Deagan “The cards tell me of the children of the stars.” Jacey thinks her life is worthless, when she finds herself in a psychiatric hospital after a failed attempt to end her life; her wounds miraculously … Continue reading
