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Paperback Writer! And More. . .

December 8, 2012 by Susan J. Kroupa Leave a Comment

Okay, I’m jazzed about the news from Laurel Fork Press.  First, Out-Sniffed, the sequel to Bed-Bugged, is now out on Kindle, Nook, and as a paperback. Discerning readers may notice a remarkable resemblance between Shadow and Doodle. It is not a coincidence. Shadow resembles Doodle in more ways than looks. Let’s just say that he has the same nose […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Bed-Bugged, labradoodles, Out-Sniffed, scent detection dogs, Shadow

Hands of the Master

September 24, 2012 by Susan J. Kroupa Leave a Comment

September is National Piano Month and in a serendipitous event (as in totally unplanned but lucky), Laurel Fork Press has just published my story, “Hands of the Master.”  I don’t plan to be confessional about all my stories, but I will admit this story came partly (okay, maybe mostly) from my experiences as a piano […]

Filed Under: Blog, Home Tagged With: classical music, hand size, hand surgery, Horowitz, obsession, piano competitions, practice, Rachmaninoff

Stories That Have a Story

August 30, 2012 by Susan J. Kroupa Leave a Comment

Authors are often at a loss for words when asked where they get their ideas. So many stories and books start as barely formed images or subtle murmurings of the unconscious that have to be wrestled into the light. And most good stories come from several unrelated (at least at first) ideas that are joined […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Disasters, Horses, Mormons, Stories, Utah, Writing

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