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Author: Susan Breen

Susan Breen is the author of The Fiction Class and the Maggie Dove mystery series. Her short stories have been published in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine and Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.

Ghost Rules

May 22, 2023 Susan Breen Fiction, Tips and Tricks, Writing

Some years ago, an editor rejected a story of mine because it contained a ghost. He had a policy of[…]

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Some cozy advice from S.A. Kaslow

May 1, 2023 Susan Breen #inspiration, Books, Fiction

Cozy mystery author S.A. Kazlo is a retired teacher living in upstate New York with her husband and two very[…]

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What do old books smell like?

April 10, 2023 Susan Breen #inspiration, Books, Writers habits, Writers inspirations

There’s an important scene in my new novel that takes place in an antiquarian bookstore. I was working on the[…]

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5 Things I Learned at the Pitch Conference (and one thing I forgot)

March 20, 2023 Susan Breen #inspiration, Conferences, Inspiration, Writers' Conferences

I spent the last four days at the New York Write-to-Pitch Conference, helping a group of 15 fabulous authors write[…]

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Do you need an Author’s Assistant?

February 27, 2023 Susan Breen Marketing, Newsletters, Social Media, Tips and Tricks

I had no idea there was such a thing as an Author’s Assistant until I ran across Kimberly Werntz. She[…]

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The Journey

February 8, 2023 Susan Breen #inspiration

It’s the middle of the week, in the middle of the winter. So what better day for some inspiration? Thanks[…]

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When is your novel done?

February 6, 2023 Susan Breen #inspiration, Fiction, Tips and Tricks, Writing

When is my novel done? This may be the question I’m asked most frequently by my students. It’s a subject[…]

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Coincidence?

January 18, 2023 Susan Breen Tips and Tricks, Uncategorized

Last June, my husband went to England to attend my son’s graduation. Turned out to be the same weekend as[…]

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Reading at the KGB Bar

December 30, 2022 Susan Breen Literary Readings, Mystery Community, Uncategorized

New York City hosts many intriguing venues. One of my favorites is the KGB Bar, in the East Village. A[…]

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5 Newsletter Tips

December 12, 2022 Susan Breen Giveaway, Newsletters, Tips and Tricks

It’s December. The world, or some of it, is filled with holiday cheer, but not me. Because I have to[…]

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