Category Archives: Writing

Query Clinic No. 1

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Original query: He was so naïve to a world he never believed existed. But everything he doubted before will prove to be more than just reality…

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Make Them Suffer!

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

After a crazy busy week of day jobs and edits for The Other Me (which are done and it’s awesome and much SQUEE!) today was set aside for writing. Last night I remapped character arcs, refined Goal-Motivation-Conflict and was amped … Continue reading →

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The YA Revolution – I Volunteer!

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Where did Friday go? It’s almost midnight here as I sip my glass of pinot noir staring appreciatively at the total word count of my WIP, which is almost 4, 000 words greater than it was this time last night … Continue reading →

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Prediction v. Prescription in Dystopian Science Fiction

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today I’d like to welcome Yaron Glazer to Off the Page talking about a different kind of dystopian science fiction.

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Awesome News Part II

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

The news officially broke last night, but I thought I’d take some time to write about it today. The news is that my YA LGBT novel The Other Me has found a home with Harmony Ink Press, the YA imprint of Dreamspinner … Continue reading →

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Awesome News Part I

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Recently, I have received a bucket load of awesome, bookish news. I can’t share it all yet, but I will share what I can in installments over the next few weeks. Awesome News Part I: A few months ago, Rhonda … Continue reading →

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Guest Talk on YA

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

For those of you in the Helsinki area, I will be giving a talk on Tuesday October 8th at Arkadia International Bookshop about Diversity in YA Science Fiction and Fantasy. This is a topic very close to my heart and … Continue reading →

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WIPMarathon Check-in #4 – Final Update

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Despite having lost a week of writing time while gallavanting around Prague, I made my word count goal for August! *does the happy dance* The entire experience, of connecting with other authors via the #wipmarathon hashtag on Twitter and being … Continue reading →

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Getting into ‘The Zone’ for Writing

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Prague: city of cobbled streets, Gothic architecture, absinthe and cheap beer. I’ve been dying to go to Prague for ages and this past week, I got to spend a magical seven days exploring this wonderful city. It was unfortunate timing … Continue reading →

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WIPmarathon Check-in #2

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

It’s been a wonderfully productive week and my word count has soared! I’ve almost reached my August word count goal! I couldn’t have done it without all the support and encouragement from the #WIPmarathon team, that’s for sure! Here’s my … Continue reading →

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