by Susan Gabriel | Jun 18, 2015 | My Books!, Southern writers
Esteemed book reviewer, Kirkus Reviews, has weighed in on my latest southern gothic novel, Temple Secrets. It’s always a relief when these reviews don’t involve any weeping on my part, unless it’s joyful weeping, which I’ve been known to do,...
by Susan Gabriel | Mar 12, 2015 | Southern writers
Please celebrate with me! I am super-excited to announce the release of my 7th book, Temple Secrets. 2015 has already been a big year, with the release of Grace, Grits, and Ghosts: Southern Short Stories last month, which I like to think of as an appetizer before the...
by Susan Gabriel | Jan 29, 2013 | The Secret Sense of Wildflower
How do you get good reviews for books? Sometimes you simply do your best to write a really good book. The Secret of Wildflower took me 12 years from start to publication, with a whole lot of revising and help from first readers and editors. Getting good reviews for...
by Susan Gabriel | Jun 20, 2012 | Nature, Writers and writing
According to Writer’s Almanac, Eudora Welty, born in Jackson, Mississippi (1909), wrote several novels, including The Optimist’s Daughter (1972), but she’s best known for her short stories, which she wrote, rewrote, and revised by cutting them apart...
