Vienna!
We’re in Wien, Österreich (a.k.a. Vienna, Austria) today, visiting the beautiful palaces and museums.
Susan
About Susan
Posts by Susan Dennard:
Swoon-worthiest heroes and other Very Important Life Questions
I thought it’d be fun to hear your opinions on something that I hold very near to my heart: Good-Looking Guys Yeah, I know you were probably expecting something profound or life-altering, but I’m not a very profound person and my life is pretty static.
World War Z: a book recommendation
5 out of 5 stars. At a LTWF contributor’s suggestion (Savannah Foley’s), I picked up Max Brook’s World War Z. And then I didn’t put it down until I had finished it. It was that amazing; that terrifying; and that real. Nightmares-for-days real. Planning-my-own-zombie-escape-route real. I-can’t-comprehend-such-creativity real. The book is told as a series of […]
A Royal Decree from the Cats
Queen Duma here. I have confiscated the computer from Little Sooz today. Now that her book has sold and she is being bathed in congratulatory praise, ’tis time I confess the ugly truth behind Sooz’s books:
MY BOOK SOOOOOOOLD!!!!!
MY BOOK SOLD!!! MY BOOOOOOK SOOOOOOLD!!!! I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW I’M SCREAMING AT YOU, BUT I’M JUST SO EXCITED TO SHARE THIS NEWS. ::takes deep, calming breaths:: Yes, so The Spirit-Hunters sold. Two weeks ago, HARPER FREAKING COLLINS BOUGHT IT. The amazing super editor Maria Gomez is now my amazing super editor. And […]
LTWF: Filter Words and Distancing POV
I recently read (but failed to finish) an ARC for a book attracting a ton of hype. I won’t name the book, but I was really disappointed… I had high hopes for this upcoming young adult novel, but alas, my hopes were dashed! My main problem was that I could not connect to the story. […]
Hex Hall: a book recommendation
5 out of 5 stars. After a commenter (Thanks, Laura!) suggested Rachel Hawkin’s Hex Hall, I promptly got my hands on a copy. And oh boy! I read the whole book that same day — it was FANTASTIC. And now I’m stuck waiting for the sequel… Le sigh. After a love-spell-gone-wrong, Sophie gets sentenced to […]
How I Got My Agent (Part 4: The Calls)
I realize that I’m not the norm — that I was incredibly blessed to have 4 agents want to represent me.* BUT, I also feel most of my luck can be attributed to the fact that I Worked my butt off to have a Perfect Product. Did my homework before querying. DREAMED REALLY BIG AND […]
How I Got My Agent (Part 3: Query Submissions)
You’re ready to start sending queries… YAAAAAY! It’s pretty straightforward from here. Email the query you’ve worked so hard on to the agents you’ve researched so diligently. For me, querying was a roller coaster — no joke! Like the fastest, craziest ride ever. Oddly enough, the hardest part about my query submissions was being in […]
How I Got My Agent (Part 2: The Prep)
Research, research research the agents you want to contact. Make sure these agents represent your genre, and make sure you follow the agents’ submission guidelines — every agent has a different set of submission requirements. The fastest way to get a rejection is to query an agent who doesn’t represent your genre or to not […]