Susanna Allen | Writer

Tag: HISTORICAL ROMANCE

  • 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…

  • Stars Are Aligning

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    I love this sort of thing, do you? Get manifesting, friends! The Lion’s Gate Portal occurs when the sun in Leo aligns with the star Sirius, and Orion’s Belt, and the pyramids in Giza. This happens every year on August 8, and every year I almost forget about it. Today is the peak, but it’s…

  • 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…

  • 10 Questions with Susanna Allen

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    As seen in TVNow for the debut of A Duke at the Door! So yeah! 10 Questions We Ask Everybody is a feature in one of Dublin’s television magazines. Dare I say, best television magazine. (I dare.) I was thrilled to participate, please enjoy. That embarrassing moment still makes all my internal organs tie up…

  • 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…

  • Every Day is Valentine’s Day

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    (when you let it pass you by and you go oops) Writing historical romance is fun, and by fun I mean: am I being anachronistic in making Valentine’s Day into A Thing  in the Regency Era? Especially when I’ve decided that 14th February would be a great day for my FMC to celebrate her birthday? Cue…