Tag Archives: writing

Taking Time vs Word Count

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

I am not a speedy writer and for some unknown reason I decided to part-take in CampNaNoWriMo, the July equivalent of the November mad dash towards 50, 000 words, where you can set your own word count. So I set … Continue reading →

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Why Authors Should Watch TV

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today I’m pleased to welcome Jordanna East to Off the Page chatting about her new book and the benefits of watching TV. Jordanna East readily confesses that she started writing a novel one day when she was broke and unemployed. Her cable … Continue reading →

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Crossing over with Kia Zi Shiru

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today I’m pleased to welcome Kia Zi Shiru back to Off the Page to chat about writing across the great genre divide. Take it away Kia! Crossing the Boundaries of Genre and Age by Kia Zi Shiru Otherkin Spirits, my upcoming series, … Continue reading →

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Spark – An Interview with the Editor

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today I’d like to welcome Brian Lewis to Off the Page talking about balancing life as both an author and editor. Brian Lewis is the founder and editor-in-chief of Spark: A Creative Anthology, established Fall 2012 as a cross-genre paying market for … Continue reading →

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In Defense of Pantsers!

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today I’m pleased to welcome Jayne Denker, my agency-sister, to Off the Page chatting about pantsing and why it isn’t a bad thing. Jayne Denker lives in a small village in western New York with her husband, son, and a … Continue reading →

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R is for Risk Rejection, Reap Reward

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

As part of the A – Z Challenge, today’s letter is R and the theme is Risk Rejection, Reap Reward. As an author, you constantly risk rejection by agents, editors and readers. Many writers give up the dream of being … Continue reading →

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J is for Jyväskylä

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

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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Revision – A Writer’s Worst Nightmare?

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Suzanne van Rooyen

During my daily excursions on the World Wide Web, I’ve chatted to a number of writers and seen a great number of tweets that all say the same thing: Writing the first draft is exciting/exhilirating/awesome/the-best-thing-ever and that any edits and … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo 2012 – Why I’m NOT Doing It

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Thanks to a good Finnish friend of mine, I discovered NaNoWriMo in 2010. I took on the challenge and wrote a measly 32, 000 words in the month, but I didn’t give up and that first attempt at NaNoWriMo resulted … Continue reading →

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Character Development

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Recently this question came up in my online critique group and it really made me think. How do I develop my characters and how do I recognise the development of my characters when changes are so gradual?

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