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Wednesday, February 4, 2009 2:02:24 PM
Susan Gray wrote a blog post titled Bittersweet Goodbye:
Susan said, "My friends,I am saying goodbye. Gottawrite Girl has been exquisite fun... but it's nudged my novel off the rails and molassessed my job - which is so imperative to my little family. If gratitude's an action word, than I have to loyalize what means..." more
Friday, January 30, 2009 10:29:40 AM
Susan Gray wrote a blog post titled Un-Dimming My North Star:
Susan said, "Guys, I have a serious goal with a fierce deadline. There's no way to meet it, unless I pause blogging and hammer it out...The critique deadline for my upcoming SCBWI day-long is imminent. Ten polished pages to overnight next Wednesday.I can't allow..." more
Monday, January 26, 2009 9:00:42 AM
Susan Gray wrote a blog post titled I Can Be Mature:
Susan said, "So, I've just been told my cubicle is permanent. Forevermore. No nose-picking privacy for me, ever...I say? Cubicle schmoobicle. Why? Let me list away...1) I like my neighbor, Lou. I like to toss small candies over the bathtub-like wall and startle..." more
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 9:27:06 AM
Susan Gray wrote a blog post titled Washington, DC: Something Historic Is A-Foot:
Susan said, "My city is humming. There's a carbonated, communal energy that's normally not present. It reminds me of the Sniper attacks, but in a reversely GOOD way.More than two million people stuffed the National Mall, drawn to the spark of Obama's message of..." more
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 8:41:50 AM
Susan Gray wrote a blog post titled Do It With Your Whole Heart:
Susan said, "“Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engineers of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will..." more
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 2:03:32 PM
Susan Gray wrote a blog post titled Book Trumps Movie:
Susan said, "Let me paint a picture for you... me, on the metro, quaking with laughter... shaking, crying, slurping for air. Shoulder to shoulder with metro-riding strangers. THAT'S what the book did for me. Hands down, Marley & Me is THE funniest book I've..." more
Friday, January 9, 2009 10:33:52 AM
Susan Gray wrote a blog post titled Live It:
Susan said, "“Many people die with the music still in them.”~ Oliver Wendell HolmesIn my meditation class, our teacher asked, "what would you do if you weren't in any pain, but only had minutes to live?"I'd rip off my clothes, run outside, flap my arms,..." more
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 8:09:27 AM
Susan Gray wrote a blog post titled Introducing 2009!:
Susan said, "Happy New Year, everyone! Time to roll out a new year's worth of doable but stretch-worthy goals...One thought to plop on the table...Outlining is my favorite procrastination tool. But I'm compelled to stick with it. I don't want to submit a hot,..." more
Tuesday, December 30, 2008 11:29:20 AM
Susan Gray wrote a blog post titled Whistle While I Work:
Susan said, "It's been a lovely holiday... alotta long talks, alotta red meat and pie, and alotta Ruby duty ~ protecting the kidlets from her piranha-like puppy teeth, and the rugs from her lightning-fast pee squats.But my break was a wee longer than..." more
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 6:33:17 PM
Susan Gray wrote a blog post titled Woo Hoo Christmas!:
Susan said, "I looove me some Christmas! Why?* Deserted metro trains.* Mariah Carey's holiday songs (I'm unexplainably helpless.)* My ceramic tree (Like Grandma's.)* Peeping other people's Christmas trees through living room windows.* Elevator-muzak Christmas..." more
Monday, December 22, 2008 12:44:59 PM
Susan Gray wrote a blog post titled Newbery Knock-Down?:
Susan said, "Say it Ain't So! Makes my blood boil, truth be told...My Mom, a vigilant former librarian, alerted me to this article in the Washington Post, which references this article in October's School Library Journal.Seems the "literary world" is debating..." more
Saturday, December 20, 2008 10:59:52 AM
Susan Gray wrote a blog post titled Confessions & Finish Lines:
Susan said, "Christy, helmstress of the fabulous Christy's Creative Space, nominated me for the Honesty Scrap award ~ "Many times truth and honesty are discarded material, considered fragments and left over." I'm honored. And here's tagging Devon, Becky, Justus,..." more
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 10:18:10 AM
Susan Gray wrote a blog post titled Sandy's Cool Contributions:
Susan said, "Meet Sandy Young, editor of the website and newsletter, Cool Stuff 4 Writers. Her site was named one of the “101 Best Web Sites for Writers” by Writer’s Digest in 2006, 2007 and 2008. I know you’ll enjoy Sandy's fun and fabulous resources...." more
Monday, December 15, 2008 9:57:36 AM
Susan Gray wrote a blog post titled Motivation-Monster Monday:
Susan said, "Meet the Motivation Monster... Is it working? Are you startled into action?Let's do it. Let's go on record. Name me one writing goal to conquer by the weekend.All your best advice from last Friday's post packages up so nicely. This post is a..." more
Friday, December 12, 2008 12:33:13 PM
Susan Gray wrote a blog post titled The Road to Publishing Purgatory...:
Susan said, "Is paved with writerly intentions. I wanted to post yesterday, but ended up hiding instead. With a symbolic napkin over my head.I've done that, you know. I was unemployed and my dad drilled into my unacceptable lack of health care. Fearful..." more
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 10:50:30 AM
Susan Gray wrote a blog post titled Trailmix Tuesday:
Susan said, "Hello, everyone! I have fun morsels for us today... Warmest thanks to YA novelist Deborah Kerbel for interviewing and frolicking in the comments! We wish her sweeping luck with Mackenzie, Lost and Found.And a holly-jolly congratulations to our..." more
Friday, December 5, 2008 5:17:20 AM
Susan Gray wrote a blog post titled Deborah's Destiny (and Cyber Book Party!):
Susan said, "Welcome, friends! We are celebrating the lovely and vivacious Deborah Kerbel, whose debut novel drops tomorrow... Welcome to her official cyber book party!Fate graced this new author... Middle-grade author Hélène Boudreau calls Mackenzie, Lost and..." more
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 6:36:24 AM
Susan Gray wrote a blog post titled Binge Reading:
Susan said, "My Thanksgiving trip's over, and I'm obsessed. I started Twilight on the plane to Arizona. Had to buy New Moon while there. Ran to the bookstore last night for Eclipse.Well done, Stephenie Meyer! I'm yours. Up 'til three for the last four..." more
Thursday, November 27, 2008 2:56:56 PM
Susan Gray wrote a blog post titled I am Thankful:
Susan said, "Happy Turkey Day, everyone! I'm in the alien-beautiful Arizona mountains, just outside Scottsdale. Desert Mountain. Somewhere close by in neighboring Phoenix, author Stephenie Meyer is prepping her own stuffing and pie. My Mom said I should call her..." more
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 5:53:51 AM
Susan Gray wrote a blog post titled Twilight Nation:
Susan said, "O my. Stephenie Meyer started a mania. Throngs-of-screaming fans-choking-malls-nationwide kind of mania.I'm behind on reading, I admit. And due to peer pressure, I reneged my own order of things... I saw the movie before reading the book. But all..." more
Monday, November 24, 2008 1:02:38 PM
Susan Gray wrote a blog post titled Serendipitous Susan Shreve:
Susan said, "Local (yaye DC!) author Susan Shreve has published 26 children's books and thirteen novels, including non-fiction and poetry. I caught up with Susan at the Bethesda Writer's Center, where she chatted about her career and read from her heart-warming..." more
Monday, June 8, 2009 5:51:19 PM
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