News & Musings from Susanne Dunlap Dear Reader, I don't know about you but at the very last minute I always remember someone I forgot when I was doing my holiday shopping. Sometimes it's too late :(. But if your giftee happens to be a book lover with a Kindle, there is a way to send an ebook to them directly from Amazon. A. Choose the "gift kindle edition" option in the right sidebar: B. Go to "learn more:" C. OR go directly to "Gift Kindle Edition:" You can select the date you want the book...
23 days ago • 1 min read
News & Musings from Susanne Dunlap Dear Reader, Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate! And it's only just over a week until Christmas for those who celebrate that. Whether you give lots of gifts or just observe one of the many festivals that take place at this time of the year with friends or family, it's an opportunity to find light when things seem darkest in the northern hemisphere. It strikes me how biased toward the northern hemisphere the religious calendars can be. But it's...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
News & Musings from Susanne Dunlap Dear Reader, This will be brief. I'm scrambling to do my launch social media—thanking bloggers for their wonderful reviews and features of The Falconer's Lost Baron, continuing my posting introducing the characters in the book, etc.—and also to keep up with my busy coaching and editing schedule. And I'll have to update my website and other graphics too. It's all part of the business of being an author. Make no mistake: it is a business. As is my coaching,...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
News & Musings from Susanne Dunlap Dear Reader, Thought I'd send this off before I go to pick up my pumpkin pie and my turkey... A whole turkey for just two people is crazy, but trust me, we'll make good use of the leftovers (and it will be a small turkey). I have a couple of limited-time opportunities I wanted to share first, though. Miss Pauline's Perfect Present—FREE on Kindle That's right! You can get a Kindle edition of my heart-warming holiday novella free now through Saturday, November...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
News & Musings from Susanne Dunlap Dear Reader, I can't believe American Thanksgiving is a week away. I'm not ready. I'm hosting a small gathering chez moi, but so far other than ordering my turkey I am burying my head in the sand. When I was a child, Thanksgiving was a big deal. In addition to the dinner (I only really liked the pumpkin pie), it marked the day after which we were allowed to mention Christmas, and spend hours leafing through the Sears Christmas catalogue. My family celebrated...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
News & Musings from Susanne Dunlap Dear Reader, Did you miss me? LOL! Probably not. Our inboxes are so overloaded these days—which makes me very grateful for anyone who reads my newsletters and completely fine with anyone who unsubscribes. Since I last wrote, I have had some huge, life-changing events. Two, to be exact. On Monday, October 27th I had my first cataract surgery. On Monday, November 3rd I had my second. And now, after 65 years of needing glasses or contacts, I can see beautifully...
2 months ago • 3 min read
News & Musings from Susanne Dunlap Dear Reader, This is a very quick reminder that Listen to the Wind, book 1 in my Orphans of Tolosa trilogy, is free today and tomorrow! It's also available on Kindle Unlimited for any of you who subscribe. I hope you enjoy reading this book that was nearly 20 years in the making. Susannee Get your free copy! 17 Lincoln St, Biddeford, ME 04005Unsubscribe · Preferences
3 months ago • 1 min read
News & Musings from Susanne Dunlap Dear Reader, For some time now, you've been accustomed to hearing about my Regency romance series, Double-Dilemma Romance. In fact, book 4 in the series—The Falconer's Lost Baron—will be out on December 1! But—call me crazy—something about the season, about the coming winter and the glorious changing leaves of autumn, made me look back to my Medieval trilogy, The Orphans of Tolosa. I decided to give it new life, for a number of reasons. Reason #1: These were...
3 months ago • 3 min read
News & Musings from Susanne Dunlap Dear Reader, Before you hop over to whichever side of the generative AI fence you tend to feel comfortable on, I'd like to share with you how I manage to be on both sides of that hot-button issue. And I'm frankly not in the least uncomfortable about it. First, four of my books were pirated and used to train Claude.ai. If Anthropic had actually purchased the books, I might just have gone, "Eh. So what." That's because the nature of LLM (large language model)...
3 months ago • 4 min read