Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Book Winner!


AND THE WINNER OF THE FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY WAS………BIG DRUM ROLL….EVEN BIGGER DRUM ROLL……..

MARK DANIELS FROM THE UK

COME ON DOWN MARK THE PRICE IS RIGHT!

I will be winging you brand new shiny copy of my book to you by the end of this week.

Thanks for playing everyone :-)

Guest Blog: Outliners Vs "Outlawers"


My Guest Blog for Hedgebrook                


Writers, I have generally observed, tend to write their first draft from one of two camps. They are either Outliners or Outlawers. Outliners prepare; they are ready; they have journals and graphs, stimulating scents and special writing music and Outlawers… well they don’t. 


I am a hand on heart confessed Outlawer. There is only one way I can write the first words of a new project, and that is running with my hands in the air screaming towards the amusement park of my imagination. I arrive at my keyboard on day one with a 100 different half-blown cobbled together ideas, scenes and sketchy characters all breaming inside me like a stove full of pressure cookers ready to blow. Then once, I start writing there is no real rhyme or reason to my first draft. My process goes something like this, Okay, first the Rollercoaster, no, no the Carousel, then the Ferris Wheel then I have to tackle those high swings and OMG is that the Haunted House. Usually what dictates the first tentative lines of my latest masterpiece is what shouts the loudest in the vaudevillian theater of my imagination. I can often start right in the middle of a story some odd, unimportant scene that has been haunting me for weeks. It comes to me complete with a gang of derelict characters that have been following me around like a bad smell hollering “me, me, pick me, write me.”

(Read the rest of this post at the link below)
http://blog.hedgebrook.org/2014/11/outliners-vs-outlawers/#more-1724

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Tuesday, November 11, 2014


FREE GIVEAWAY!


BOOK GIVEAWAY!


To celebrate my 15th 5-star review on Amazon I am giving away a free copy of my new novel. If you want to enter please click on one (or all) of the options below then the green button to enter - the more you click on more of a chance you have to win. Good Luck! 

SCROLL DOWN TO THE END OF THE PAGE TO ENTER. FOR EVERY ENTRY YOU HAVE TWO CHANCES OF WINNING. 


Thursday, November 6, 2014

Another Great Amazon Review… An Author's Joy!


Just got another great 5-star Review on Amazon… that makes 13 (yes I am counting) since the book was released a month ago. A big thank you "AHawk" whoever you be… :-)

 "So much fun! I read this book in just a few days, because I could not wait to get to the next chapter each evening. I loved the vivid, realistic characters, the charming portrayal of small-town life, and the zany adventures of the Rejected Writers. Suzanne has a knack for good, clean humor. Several times I startled my husband by laughing out loud while reading. There are also poignant, touching moments to balance out the hilarity. A really great novel. I can't wait for the sequel to spend more time with the Rejected Writers Club."

http://www.amazon.com/Rejected-Writers-Book-Southlea-Series-ebook/dp/B00O5BTXIK/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Whidbey Life Magazine - The Joy of Rejection

Whidbey Life Magazine did a great article about my book you can read about it at:
http://www.whidbeylifemagazine.org/the-joy-of-rejection/ 

                                                          The Joy of Rejection
                                                      BY KATIE WOODZICK October 22, 2014

Walking into Suzanne Kelman’s home is like walking into a Mary Englebreit drawing. Warmth permeates every corner. Plaid couches, colorful rugs, and sweet-smelling candles form a kaleidoscope of color, scent and pattern. Everything in the house feels well-loved and welcoming.

Authentic English Shepherd’s Pie cooks in the oven while Suzanne sips sherry and describes her new book, “The Rejected Writers Book Club.

You can read the rest of this article on:
http://www.whidbeylifemagazine.org/the-joy-of-rejection/ 

Friday, October 17, 2014

The Rejected Writers Book Club is now available on Kindle




Excited to announce my brand new book "The Rejected Writers Book Club" is now available in Kindles as well as in paper back.

When small-town librarian Janet Johnson is persuaded to attend a gathering of local eccentric lady writers known as “The Rejected Writers Bookclub,” she gets pulled into a kaleidoscope of craziness she never knew existed. 

Collecting publisher’s rejection letters like trophies, this quirky society cares nothing for being in print and instead meets to celebrate in style its members’ mutually spurned manuscripts. 

However, when disaster strikes just shy of their 500th letter and a huge club celebration, the group’s survival hangs in the balance, and Janet finds herself railroaded into a madcap mission to save it. Coerced by their formidable team leader, Doris Newberry, she embarks on a crazy cross-country dash with a band of merry writers to save the club and the reputation of one very special member. 

As the intrepid adventurers race to complete their 
quest, the women's lives are irreversibly changed 
as they bond together through landslides, haunted 
houses, false labor, and first love.


Buy you copy here http://ow.ly/CWx0v 



Customer Reviews



I really enjoyed this book. Suzanne is a master storyteller and did such a good job 
with character development that when I was finished with the book I actually missed
 all the wacky ladies from the story. They became my best friends and I cannot wait 
for the second book to come out.

Everything from the concept of women celebrating their rejection letters to the quirky
 adventure they took to save an important member of the group was engaging, 
humorous and heartwarming. You will love this book. I think I read this in record 
time because I could not put it down.

On the fence about buying this? Seriously, just do it. You will not regret it.