tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293552332024-03-13T18:08:19.962-07:00Suzanne Macpherson's Blondie BlogsSuzanne Macphersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09294544251490293666noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29355233.post-75513988624013441232013-07-18T15:39:00.004-07:002013-07-18T15:39:56.654-07:00Amazon Features The Forever Summer for July/August- Cheaper than a Carmel Frappuchino<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Single-mother Lila Abbott, suffering empty-nest syndrome as her
daughter starts college in faraway California, works as a grocery
checker in Port Gamble. But when Emily Ruth Griffin drops dead after
eating a sample from Lila's demo tray, and then haunts the store every
Monday at the hour of her passing, Lila must use her ghost-whispering
talent to set Emily Ruth at rest. Lucas Griffin just wants Emily Ruth to
vacate the family summer home, but his own very publicly announced
feelings toward his ex-wife/widowed sister-in-law (she seduced his
brother while still married to him) make him the prime suspect in her
murder. Lila doesn't believe for one minute that he did it, and she sets
out to prove it, motivated by their mutual physical attraction. A
neurotic produce stocker, high-maintenance Pomeranian, uncooperative
police chief, and the requisite best friend/confidante round out the
cast of Macpherson's contemporary romance set during one memorable
summer in a small town on the West Coast. Welch, Lynne
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"Macpherson succeeds in creating a romance that stands out from the pack. - Publisher's Weekly -- <i>Publisher's Weekly</i> </div>
Suzanne Macphersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09294544251490293666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29355233.post-75522292150687883372013-07-18T15:19:00.000-07:002014-04-11T23:53:37.318-07:00Talk of the Town~ for Kindle and Nook! <br />
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The RELAUNCHING of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AJ0PQ32"><b><u>Talk of the Town</u></b></a> and <b><u>In The Mood </u>! </b></div>
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These two books were two of my all time favorites to write. <b><u>Talk of the Town</u></b> was actually the first book I ever wrote, which ended up being the second book I published (life works like that sometimes) with Avon HarperCollins under my wonderful editor Lucia Macro. I loved my Avon years, and Lucia and I had a deep affinity for the quality of old movies and their characters. I was part of a terrific group of women who formed a critique group in my early days, and they really whipped <b><u>Talk of the Town</u></b> into shape-- it took a village! The real "Paradise" is a town I love named Lynden, just over the Canadian border from Washington State. Of course I took many liberties with the setting. The names of the shops are all from my childhood on Bainbridge Island! We had The Hen House, Esther's Fabrics, Yeackel's Shoes, The Lemon Tree, many of the shops and businesses listed in the book. And then of course- I love weddings and really could I have crammed any more into one book? If you've never read this book, it is full of humor and absurd comedic moments, and some very heartwarming connections that change everyone's lives for the better. I love that, don't you? </div>
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<u><b>In The Mood</b></u> was nominated for a Rita Award the year it came out. Let me tell you the story of the awards ceremony. We were in Reno that year, at the Romance Writer's of America convention. Being nominated for the Single Title Contemporary Rita is a huge honor- it's like being nominated for an Oscar in our world, and Single Title Contemporary in those days was "best picture." I was in there with the best- Jenny Cruise, Barbara Freethy, Nora Roberts: the big girls!. I had a fairly good idea I wouldn't win but I hung in there through the entire ceremony as we were the LAST award. I had worn through any cocktails I'd had to take the edge off , and was down to twisting my hair into dreads. My dear editor, stuck with her author on Rita Call, toughed it out with me. For some reason the awards were three times longer than previously experienced, and we were a wreck before they finally got to our category. And the winner is. . . Jenny Cruise! Well, I had literally been one of Jenny's biggest fans for her entire career, so I honestly was barely disappointed- it was her first time, and the book was marvelous. I sent her a funny card with two little girls at a pageant with one looking peevishly at the other-- which she took with grace and laughter.<br />
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Suzanne Macphersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09294544251490293666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29355233.post-80910400785748316122010-02-11T14:30:00.001-08:002010-05-26T08:38:31.245-07:00England Swings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4xfQ-UsT3H6hLnnygib5Srb_5ia9NDnkqLFLdfqHhjKip19CmF1O9pk8I-ppHBXj5-s3TdVKve7ARLYQuZ9ONFOazYr5v4vLfgX3Rmx6LuU-wf5Qh2rIqe90xOI_YmzgO87xkA/s1600-h/Old+English+House+and+road+John+Atkinson+Grimshaw.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4xfQ-UsT3H6hLnnygib5Srb_5ia9NDnkqLFLdfqHhjKip19CmF1O9pk8I-ppHBXj5-s3TdVKve7ARLYQuZ9ONFOazYr5v4vLfgX3Rmx6LuU-wf5Qh2rIqe90xOI_YmzgO87xkA/s200/Old+English+House+and+road+John+Atkinson+Grimshaw.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437117726530910866" border="0" /></a><br />Have I mentioned my never-ending love affair with England? As I was brewing up my very special young adult book concept, I armchair traveled all over the U.K.. The minute my book is picked up I am booking my flight to London and catching the train to Salisbury to follow in my heroine's footsteps!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pkLRA2uWPzJ5hECCYQ9LHk5r2hgVVmcz9hA9QToGBHz-DNfMqDWZ8NVpLtkD3zOd-fTZJNwuNwgJSYzQ34t3EwW1ni20JCHPS7Y_qRsoCbEYV0PiloqAh-VA-vX6ZFFtaGd5NA/s1600-h/Edison+rail+car.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pkLRA2uWPzJ5hECCYQ9LHk5r2hgVVmcz9hA9QToGBHz-DNfMqDWZ8NVpLtkD3zOd-fTZJNwuNwgJSYzQ34t3EwW1ni20JCHPS7Y_qRsoCbEYV0PiloqAh-VA-vX6ZFFtaGd5NA/s200/Edison+rail+car.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437123641146260738" border="0" /></a><br />The first picture was painted by John Atkinson and captures some of the feeling I've come to treasure about England. In some ways my northwest area is very similar to the U.K.. I certainly know that damp, gray rainy feeling! But I also love it. The gratitude one feels for the return of the sun is quite striking. The memory of spring, the beauty of the countryside, the houses and people, all weave a special spell for me. Perfect setting for a book about~~ reincarnation.<br /><br />I've been so pleased to receive so many fan letters from the U.K. and beyond as Little Black Dress continues to release all my books, repackaged and spruced up. We had to go through each one and tweak some of my very American language. The editors at L.B.D. were just the kindest most lovely people to work with. Hopefully when my Y.A. comes out it will be a big hit in the U.K. too!<br /><br />My young adult book is about my heroine's strong pull to return to England, and Salisbury in particular. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RFFgOxnmTzXKkK2NPEqoy5OCvmhS30zFMKT8nqtKLMYl2x15VNO9iLBRwEM_ZSZ90N43NCXyPAGwyyD11PPpnFpKJ59shdZfCgrRgZpt3XWUxPndD0eUviMpysYTba1jm6Pjng/s1600-h/Choir+Girls.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RFFgOxnmTzXKkK2NPEqoy5OCvmhS30zFMKT8nqtKLMYl2x15VNO9iLBRwEM_ZSZ90N43NCXyPAGwyyD11PPpnFpKJ59shdZfCgrRgZpt3XWUxPndD0eUviMpysYTba1jm6Pjng/s200/Choir+Girls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437124334566732818" border="0" /></a>There is a choral arts school there- The Salisbury Choral School, that delighted me every time I read about it. The cathedral at Salisbury is equally amazing to study. <br /><br />Here's to Spring in Salisbury~Suzanne Macphersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09294544251490293666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29355233.post-10252695839858297482010-02-09T08:22:00.000-08:002014-04-11T23:55:56.792-07:00NEXT UP, SPRING! The Abundance of Nature<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9msOB2uVPFkZpGeD-f1jqIEAnIq6fbqjAZnHTMVdTnzNuPExih8ai20XglpufV3OTvCfIpC65rRMw8qGbUCqjRHZs51F8MOmhhpsN3kWJO6r3kkwQVO-jbJ9-wOmaQUG92svcFQ/s1600-h/red+and+white+tulip.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9msOB2uVPFkZpGeD-f1jqIEAnIq6fbqjAZnHTMVdTnzNuPExih8ai20XglpufV3OTvCfIpC65rRMw8qGbUCqjRHZs51F8MOmhhpsN3kWJO6r3kkwQVO-jbJ9-wOmaQUG92svcFQ/s200/red+and+white+tulip.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436284486610582306" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 200px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 129px;" /></a><br />
Anonymous 17th-century watercolor of the Semper Augustus, the most famous tulip bulb, which sold for a record price. (Source: Wikipedia)<br />
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I think the whole idea of tulips being insanely expensive and used for cash is fabulous. At one point 12 acres (5 ha) of land were offered for a Semper Augustus bulb. Thus we are treated to the amazing abundance that is SPRING! Yes, I swear it is coming. I've planted some lovely bulbs and they are starting to peak out. Of course there is the pile in the garage I forgot to plant so I put them in a pot and we'll see what unfolds. Also out my office window is a very old cherry tree that is starting to bloom! LOVE IT! We call it Pinky and it has been with us for probably thirty years or more. Thank you Pinky, for sharing your beauty with the birds and my cat who climbs up there to visit the birds, and our entire family. <br />
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In the meantime I have used the winter to write write write and I am positive there will be good news to share soon. THERE WILL BE BOOKS!Suzanne Macphersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09294544251490293666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29355233.post-37546850971090004762010-01-21T06:18:00.001-08:002014-04-11T23:56:25.696-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVfMltusbfnXDRC5MfJAvcRunHp50-F_4gbBTapvfhMNPAbO5Pyehas8eYMpeqpp8KCP10MR3P9mNy8NtcGSKUnS9tpBkaMC55wnBrDC_h-VqxRh52FlOXb4gkyl8fyNzAARgDg/s1600-h/October+Bloedel+Reserve.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVfMltusbfnXDRC5MfJAvcRunHp50-F_4gbBTapvfhMNPAbO5Pyehas8eYMpeqpp8KCP10MR3P9mNy8NtcGSKUnS9tpBkaMC55wnBrDC_h-VqxRh52FlOXb4gkyl8fyNzAARgDg/s200/October+Bloedel+Reserve.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429197676892699506" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 150px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
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I am so grateful for so many things in my life. My family is amazing. I've been blessed with four children of extraordinary character. And this April my oldest son and dear daughter in law are expecting the first grandchild. How awesome is that! We live in a beautiful area. Here is a photograph my daughter took at Bloedel reserve this fall. The northwest is a never ending blooming abundant green garden. My cat Milo is the never ending clown. I am surrounded with love and support. The people I work with in my writing adventures are enthusiastic, positive visionaries! Thank you, Universe!Suzanne Macphersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09294544251490293666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29355233.post-20966463459282479212009-07-28T15:21:00.000-07:002009-08-03T09:41:33.169-07:00Summer in the Country<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qxeX0UnYuSK7BIXWjIIeSrkO-k4P_ebgDBohMxGxr0EfRFJ5-8i7UynRoO__c5GBtuY9FuPvNxc01XkLGS-tMlmE9WeqLecHUsiPr652lbj49IqAD3PBn5W9z-oQEPPc29GE0g/s1600-h/2-Debutante-Wilding2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 156px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qxeX0UnYuSK7BIXWjIIeSrkO-k4P_ebgDBohMxGxr0EfRFJ5-8i7UynRoO__c5GBtuY9FuPvNxc01XkLGS-tMlmE9WeqLecHUsiPr652lbj49IqAD3PBn5W9z-oQEPPc29GE0g/s200/2-Debutante-Wilding2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363644892679302530" border="0" /></a><br />My affirmation today is that everywhere I go I am surrounded with coolness. So far so good, despite our record heat!<br /><br />I am amazed at my 16 year old son's ability to create beautiful friends and their beautiful waterfront homes to hang out in. I consider it a sign of things to come. Way to go son!<br /><br />I am immersed in the writing of Kathryn's story, which is truly the most fun I've had in years. I love hanging out in the forties, then back to present time, and--beyond! Some of the best research I've done has to do with trains and architecture, where my design background rises up. In design school I fell in love with the history of art and architecture. I had a great teacher who was filled with passion toward the subject. And isn't that just always the case, when someone is filled with passion about a subject, it lights our fire!<br /><br />The photo is Queen Elizabeth in her debutante, pre-queen days. Life is just a sparkling gown full of possibilities right now!Suzanne Macphersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09294544251490293666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29355233.post-14278713862918340012009-06-19T15:04:00.000-07:002014-04-11T23:59:03.211-07:00Once Upon a Time~<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4c5xUSA_1ItBHObxdy8Tgqd-Qx7uCPCARwpXZ7NjDf06vfSVSkZBsZZod-Sgc215mp7EDwmpEZEXKvS0LNpGh7x2noY1RsrV1FnNYM0j9kfBcGa1RLLwQBZsLZSbRXpH3HA2CtA/s1600-h/leaping.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4c5xUSA_1ItBHObxdy8Tgqd-Qx7uCPCARwpXZ7NjDf06vfSVSkZBsZZod-Sgc215mp7EDwmpEZEXKvS0LNpGh7x2noY1RsrV1FnNYM0j9kfBcGa1RLLwQBZsLZSbRXpH3HA2CtA/s200/leaping.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349164790741627314" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 118px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 150px;" /></a><br />
I tried to quit, really I did. I tried to become a gardener, but my soil was just so unforgiving. I tried to become a housewife but I’m very, very bad at it. Just when you get everything cleaned up it all goes to hell in a hand basket again. What kind of a job is that? Where is the THE END part? Hey, I was taking a self-soothing break from the relentless deadlines and crazy market trends, and maybe a permanent one! I thought about getting a secretarial job. The part where I can type 2000 words a minute with the UPS man standing in the hallway waiting for my manuscript was a big asset. I’m a cheery person, I’m computer hardwired, I could learn Microsoft Access! But hmm would I be able to steal some writing time? I considered a job at a storage facility. Lots of down time and maybe even some story lines from the contents of abandon storage units?<br />
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The Summer of 2009 will go down as the summer I packed my virtual suitcase full of research and inspiration and moved into the hotel Kathryn. Kathryn is the main character in the young adult trilogy I have been crafting for two years. By sheer chance (ha ha) I connected with a wonderful woman last fall. Sometimes you need an expert like the Amazing Maggie to get the flint to ignite all the way. There is nothing that woman does not know about Scottish/English/Roman history. Turns out we were on a bigger journey than just books, and we’ve opened up our lives to all kinds of amazing adventures. Scotland and England here we come!<br />
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Birthing the full concepts for these three books was like well, birthing another kid, and I’ve had four already. If you count my seven other books, that makes eleven! I can honestly say it was a c-section too, because I had to cut all the self-doubt and old negatives out of my head to get this train on its track. (talk about your mixed metaphors!) Yes, it does mean that my contemporary work is on hiatus, coming soon to a new publisher near you, once Kathryn has had her way.<br />
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So. I admit it. I’m a writer. Well, we all knew that, didn’t we. I watched Wonder Boys yesterday. (I love Toby Maguire btw) There was a line from the crusty old writer/ professor where they asked him why he wrote the book he wrote (the one that flew into the river) and he said. . .<br />
“Because I couldn’t stop.”Suzanne Macphersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09294544251490293666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29355233.post-65616728193785353762008-12-18T21:03:00.000-08:002008-12-18T21:06:32.470-08:00A Snowy Evening<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-eZeik-Zf9d5WaqT0NGKaagU0X8iB9pOFwYdtQ8UX9n9MDTWTg4HYE_S4ueUzG2QBOaTPsfzfJ52MjE_cPu6lbfVModOT8l38WhP_oUvbebr6o5ryjaOWA9v24t37n8BdrG2nw/s1600-h/birch+trees+in+winter.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-eZeik-Zf9d5WaqT0NGKaagU0X8iB9pOFwYdtQ8UX9n9MDTWTg4HYE_S4ueUzG2QBOaTPsfzfJ52MjE_cPu6lbfVModOT8l38WhP_oUvbebr6o5ryjaOWA9v24t37n8BdrG2nw/s200/birch+trees+in+winter.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281363071417298386" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I've been in a river of Swiftly Moving Inspiration lately. All winter and druids and things that go bump in time. ooh pretty good trailer there!<br /><br />Things that fascinate me today ( I have a sort of kaleidoscope of fascinations) are my daughter’s new interest in poetry. I used to write poetry from third grade to about age 25 when children and life knocked the stuffings out of me—mostly in a good way.<br /><br />I met the most famous poets alive at the time- Richard Hugo, David Wagoner, Robert Bly, Gary Snyder, even William Stafford. I was completely blessed to be in the midst of greatness during my early twenties. It had a profound effect on me.<br /><br />Poetry is a gateway drug that leads to fiction. It also leads to the love of language and tight imagery if you really sink your teeth into it.<br /><br />Then fiction will lead you back to poetry because as we all know Fiction eats you alive and spits you out like a hairball and then you crawl back to poetry to make you broth and tea and cinnamon toast and soothe your soul.<br /><br />So here is an old poem about winter many of us read in school. It has always been one of my favorites.<br /><br /><br />Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening<br />by Robert Frost<br /><br />Whose woods these are I think I know.<br />His house is in the village, though;<br />He will not see me stopping here<br />To watch his woods fill up with snow.<br /><br />My little horse must think it queer<br />To stop without a farmhouse near<br />Between the woods and frozen lake<br />The darkest evening of the year.<br /><br />He gives his harness bells a shake<br />To ask if there's some mistake.<br />The only other sound's the sweep<br />Of easy wind and downy flake.<br /><br />The woods are lovely, dark and deep,<br />But I have promises to keep,<br />And miles to go before I sleep,<br />And miles to go before I sleep.<br /><br />Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! SuzanneSuzanne Macphersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09294544251490293666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29355233.post-67889908635603526782008-11-17T12:59:00.000-08:002008-11-17T13:00:43.068-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRpAizUPoNG4LQ1ucr-wv36CiaEpprech7xL60C0Mp-5FaJYR6efcFTSXyLDOJ8zvbkAZgstKYlQyi31uHggS1MUT0UzyxCYRrUciuWGjeBHEGMu514fQyrmP9L5-Q6sprliF2g/s1600-h/Flamingos+in+Lincoln+Park.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRpAizUPoNG4LQ1ucr-wv36CiaEpprech7xL60C0Mp-5FaJYR6efcFTSXyLDOJ8zvbkAZgstKYlQyi31uHggS1MUT0UzyxCYRrUciuWGjeBHEGMu514fQyrmP9L5-Q6sprliF2g/s200/Flamingos+in+Lincoln+Park.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269734305056649250" /></a>Suzanne Macphersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09294544251490293666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29355233.post-15664012482243742822008-11-17T12:57:00.000-08:002008-11-17T12:58:55.558-08:00NOVEMBER 2008THINGS are HAPPENING. Oh yes, things are happening. Sometimes after a very long dry spell the wind comes and pushes you right off your chair and up into the air, and then you are flying.<br /><br />Repeat after me: THINGS ARE HAPPENING--GOOD THINGS--CREATIVE THINGS! PASSIONATE THINGS!<br /><br />November is wild. Edward Hopper is at the Seattle Art Museum. I'm out flying. When I land I'll tell you all about it.<br /><br />November is GRATITUDE for being in the zone.<br /><br />November is a strawberry mango smoothie and raw words blended together.<br /><br />oh and for... new writing companions who will rustle up the papers and change the energy in the office. Two new kittens. I'll post their picture tomorrow after we pick them up-- post post.<br /><br />MEOW.... suzSuzanne Macphersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09294544251490293666noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29355233.post-89096062839006355942008-09-03T19:53:00.000-07:002008-09-06T21:42:56.397-07:00Try To Remember the Kind of September . .<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KMbzhmn-wEPyynlBHzNk2TzBWby3JODgI8YlWNxUHracjiYF4S_2gr5KDboXcqz5pJMWjWszksabnvIONSUMeOltXnhIHhdSLUfFrBBZWCU2sBkw2mEAgf7TXnT9jWMtEgMuwQ/s1600-h/na02210i.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KMbzhmn-wEPyynlBHzNk2TzBWby3JODgI8YlWNxUHracjiYF4S_2gr5KDboXcqz5pJMWjWszksabnvIONSUMeOltXnhIHhdSLUfFrBBZWCU2sBkw2mEAgf7TXnT9jWMtEgMuwQ/s200/na02210i.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241995065059353426" /></a><br /><br />..When life was slow and oh, so mellow.<br />Try to remember the kind of September<br />When grass was green and grain was yellow.<br />Try to remember the kind of September<br />When you were a tender and callow fellow.<br />Try to remember, and if you remember,<br />Then follow.<br /><br />Nothing in the world moves me like Autumn. I'm revived and joyful, ready to work hard, ready to learn. I guess that comes from my love of school all through my life, which lingers on as I read and write books and revel in research, (a mouthful there.) <br /><br />And well, the joy of seeing my lovely children get on the school bus once again. BYE NOW!! Air kisses blown on the breeze in extreme gratitude to the teachers who will now take over their days and leave me free to write!<br /><br />Autumn is for blondes. Remember when we used to get our colors done? Guess what? I'm an Autumn. I can even wear ORANGE! <br /><br />One of my favorite scenes from one of my own books is a pumpkin carving scene with all the women in Talk of the Town. I seem to use fall often in my books come to think of it. There was a fall wedding in Hysterical Blondeness, and after the wild, romantic antics of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Forever-Summer-Avon-Romance/dp/0061161268/ref=sr_1_1/102-7604171-5124152?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188443504&sr=1-1">The Forever Summer</a> came the hero and heroine reuniting in September.<br /><br /><br />So here's to Autumn and my new adventures, whatever they will be. If you have September stories to tell, be my guest~!Suzanne Macphersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09294544251490293666noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29355233.post-44562714827190872192008-08-14T10:04:00.000-07:002008-08-14T10:32:50.922-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7lyp8ihdgBcFUiLxeedsQvq912hZk3dj8p2Jbh65WvquoYtouHDGSdeH9FGYrUXFjXKS-pzHjj-eTaRVBIyOMao2lDrnzpqR6o0vlFfh9gXAdbF1rBZnczogjhFxzreGCzCRLtw/s1600-h/flamingo+glasses.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7lyp8ihdgBcFUiLxeedsQvq912hZk3dj8p2Jbh65WvquoYtouHDGSdeH9FGYrUXFjXKS-pzHjj-eTaRVBIyOMao2lDrnzpqR6o0vlFfh9gXAdbF1rBZnczogjhFxzreGCzCRLtw/s200/flamingo+glasses.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234421505687872690" border="0" /></a><br />Answer: Reinvention, Resurrection, Resurgence! Question: What do Romantic Comedy writers do to insure their survival!<br /><br />Wow I think I'm going to resurrect my Blog while I'm at it!<br /><br />Lets talk about Flamingos. Have you noticed how flamingos are everywhere? Born in the Fifties, those creative pink creatures of plastic lawn fame? I mean hello, what's not to like about flamingos? Just keep that in mind, because flamingos are my new theme.<br /><br />I just returned from San Francisco. My son Evan lives there and he knows all the best Chinese hole- in -the- wall places where we indulged in our mutual love of food in all forms. Seems like it was a whole Chinese/Italian flip flop thing every day of the week. The great news is Evan has decided to surrender to the fact he is a born novelist. He's soaking in technique and getting his groove as we speak. Its not much of a stretch, he's been a journalist for the last five years working for the Onion and San Fran Weekly, to name but a few. Evan is an iceberg of talent and I told him it was time to flip upside down and let his light shine!<br /><br />And now back to our regularly scheduled life. Ta Ta for today!Suzanne Macphersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09294544251490293666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29355233.post-57956789169365431672007-03-23T13:41:00.000-07:002007-03-23T13:43:52.341-07:00Spring Blonde<span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy Spring everyone, I figured it was time for a face lift on the blondie blogs. I'm not one for blogging away the day but I like playing with my paint box so we're beachy now! That's to go with my new beachy cover for The Forever Summer. Lately all I want to do is read and write and read some more. What are y'all reading anyway?<br /></span>Suzanne Macphersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09294544251490293666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29355233.post-1149612334446094992006-06-06T09:36:00.000-07:002006-07-18T14:06:02.830-07:00Suzanne Macpherson's Blondie Blogs!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1360/1920/1600/HystericalBlonde%20mm.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1360/1920/200/HystericalBlonde%20mm.jpg" border="0" /></a> Of all the Blondes in all the cities, she has to show up here. <g>Suzanne Macpherson here, blonde or blonde-like author of upcoming book Hysterical Blondeness! This book will be uprooted and land on bookshelves everywhere by Sept 1st! ~ <a href="http://www.suzmac.com">www.suzmac.com</a><br /><br /><br />Well lets see what we can dig up for a little bloggyblondeness here.<br /><br />How about a series of very interesting Blonde and Talented people. We'll just play in the Blonde Box ~ that's <em>Miz</em> Clairol to you, honey.<br /><br />Just to display our intellectual side, we'll invite the author of Blonde Like Me: The Roots of the Blonde Myth in Our Culture ~ <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books&field-author-exact=Natalia%20Ilyin&rank=-relevance,+availability,-daterank/002-4070694-4484056">Natalia Ilyin</a><br /><br />But first, Be Blonde, Be Bold- Be the first to BlondieBlog!Suzanne Macphersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09294544251490293666noreply@blogger.com7