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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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Queries that Worked No. 25

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

I think this series might be permanently moving to Sunday since Saturdays seem to disappear without me even thinking about the blog! Today I’m pleased to welcome my agency sister, Caitlin Whitaker to Off the Page, sharing the query that landed … Continue reading →

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Queries that Worked No. 24

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

I’m a day late again! Here is this week’s query that worked and the last one in the queue. If you’d like to see more queries that worked please let agented/published authors know about this series so that I can … Continue reading →

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Writing is Rewriting

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

E. B. White once said that “The best writing is rewriting.” I’m not sure about the best, but writing requires a ton of rewriting. As a chronic pantser, I’m no stranger to the rewrite. This week I’ve been embroiled in … Continue reading →

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Queries that Worked No. 21

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today I’m pleased to welcome Zoë Harris to Off the Page, sharing the query that landed her an agent. Just a quick reminder about this feature… All these featured queries worked! Meaning they snagged the attention of an agent or editor. These … 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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ImageOutWrite

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Absolutely delighted to announce that my LGBT short story ‘Devil’s Threesome’ has been accepted by ImageOut for their ImageOutWrite I Do!? anthology to be released as part of their October LGBT film & video festival.

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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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Queries that Worked No. 19

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today I’m pleased to welcome ED Martin to Off the Page, sharing the query that landed her a publishing deal. Just a quick reminder about this feature… All these featured queries worked! Meaning they snagged the attention of an agent … Continue reading →

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