Susanna Allen | Writer

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  • Happy New Year Sale! and Heated Rivalry

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    A Wolf in Duke’s Clothing in eBook form is over on Bookbub for ¢99 I guess my former publisher has organised this? A pleasant surprise! Please see here for links to your preferred eBook purveyor, available for a limited time. Not sure how limited the time is, as I only found out about this sale…

  • Old Pansters Never Die…

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    …they merely loosely synopsize and leave room for the magic to happen. It’s an evergreen debate, pantsing vs. plotting, meaning: going in with a bunch of vibes and no plan, versus setting your course step by step. I’ve seen the light as far as synopsising goes, but still manage to surprise myself when things drop…

  • Happy Anniversary to Me

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  • Dog Days of Summer

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    (Animal idioms are everywhere) When I was trying to put words on my current malaise, the above sprang to mind without hesitation. Then, I had to find out where it came from, then I thought I’d look up why so many of our figures of speech have to do with fauna, and down the rabbit…

  • Happy World Orca ~Day… Yesterday!

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    Better late than never. There’s one fish in A Wolf in Duke’s Clothing, a footman called Shaddock, but otherwise, the world is rather fish-free. And also marine mammal-free, sadly. Adding insult to injury, World Orca Day was yesterday, 14 July – it could not be more appropriate, considering the work orcas are doing attacking yachts…

  • Want to Know Basis

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    This whole author thing isn’t what I expected… I was working with a photographer once, back in the day when I was the design director of a music magazine, and he mentioned how much he loved doing author photos. “Really?” I said. “I actually never care about what an author looks like.” And added, no…

  • Why Choose?

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    A reader writes and a writer responds. It’s hard to keep track of my correspondence as there are so many ways to get in touch. Insta DM? Facebook PM? The contact page on my website?* A reader wrote to say how much they enjoyed The Shapeshifters of the Beau Monde series and that Tabitha and…

  • <Insert Swift Pun Here>

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    Felicity turned and regarded the habillements draping every surface in the dressing room. “I cannot comprehend how you managed to produce all this in so little time.” “I have yet to see Lady Coleman quail from a challenge.” O’Mara smirked. “When needs must, I am quite swift,” Jemima added and the two of them roared…

  • Is It Summer Where You Are?

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