Susanna
@susannaauthor.bsky.social
After decades of technical and content writing, this old white hippie is deep into revisions on my 2nd book of fiction, a cozy mystery. Happy when I can wear shorts and a tee shirt every day. #SinC / Guppies Member. https://susannasullivan.com
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Want to know what Lily Gallagher, the main character in DROWNING IN DECEPTION, serves for #Thanksgiving? I thought you'd never ask. . .
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#AmWriting #dessert #pie
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#AmWriting #dessert #pie
From my Substack this week, here's another quote for you. This one's from PERIL IN PARIS by @authorrhysbowen, and perfectly shows off the unconscious British superiority bias. . . even from an otherwise very likable character.
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#AmReading #NotableQuote
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#AmReading #NotableQuote
November 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
From my Substack this week, here's another quote for you. This one's from PERIL IN PARIS by @authorrhysbowen, and perfectly shows off the unconscious British superiority bias. . . even from an otherwise very likable character.
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#AmReading #NotableQuote
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#AmReading #NotableQuote
One more day. Will we achieve liftoff? Tomorrow you'll be able to order it and get it on your Kindle immediately. I hope you'll join Lily as she tracks down the secrets and hidden wounds lurking inside her seemingly pleasant little Florida condo community.
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#CozyMystery
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#CozyMystery
November 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
One more day. Will we achieve liftoff? Tomorrow you'll be able to order it and get it on your Kindle immediately. I hope you'll join Lily as she tracks down the secrets and hidden wounds lurking inside her seemingly pleasant little Florida condo community.
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#CozyMystery
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#CozyMystery
I saw a lot of rocket launches from my yard when I lived in Central Florida. It's a dramatic sight, even in daylight. There's that moment when you think, "it's not going to make it," but it suddenly escapes gravity and soars.
That's how I picture this book.
#mystery #CozyMystery #AmWriting
That's how I picture this book.
#mystery #CozyMystery #AmWriting
November 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I saw a lot of rocket launches from my yard when I lived in Central Florida. It's a dramatic sight, even in daylight. There's that moment when you think, "it's not going to make it," but it suddenly escapes gravity and soars.
That's how I picture this book.
#mystery #CozyMystery #AmWriting
That's how I picture this book.
#mystery #CozyMystery #AmWriting
#AmReading: PERIL IN PARIS by Rhys Bowen. It features Georgianna Rannoch (Georgie to her friends), 35th in line to the British throne. It all starts when she accompanies her husband, Darcy to Paris. . .
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#mystery #ReadersofBluesky
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#mystery #ReadersofBluesky
November 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
#AmReading: PERIL IN PARIS by Rhys Bowen. It features Georgianna Rannoch (Georgie to her friends), 35th in line to the British throne. It all starts when she accompanies her husband, Darcy to Paris. . .
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#mystery #ReadersofBluesky
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#mystery #ReadersofBluesky
Now we're getting to the part of the countdown where I used to count out loud with the TV announcer. . .
3 Days until Drowning in Deception hits the virtual shelves.
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#EdgyCozyMystery #WomanSleuth #MysteryReaders #booklaunch
3 Days until Drowning in Deception hits the virtual shelves.
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#EdgyCozyMystery #WomanSleuth #MysteryReaders #booklaunch
November 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Now we're getting to the part of the countdown where I used to count out loud with the TV announcer. . .
3 Days until Drowning in Deception hits the virtual shelves.
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#EdgyCozyMystery #WomanSleuth #MysteryReaders #booklaunch
3 Days until Drowning in Deception hits the virtual shelves.
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#EdgyCozyMystery #WomanSleuth #MysteryReaders #booklaunch
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Just wanted to let everyone know about this terrible situation involving art theft so people don't unknowingly buy from this site.
You can support Matthew directly via his shop here: yokai.com/shop/ or Patreon here: patreon.com/theyokaiguy, and maybe re-share this to help spread the word. Thanks.
You can support Matthew directly via his shop here: yokai.com/shop/ or Patreon here: patreon.com/theyokaiguy, and maybe re-share this to help spread the word. Thanks.
It's happened again... An e-commerce site called Tokyo Tiger has stolen my art and is selling t-shirts and putting ads on IG/X with my artwork.
Do not buy from them.
These are not licensed products. They are stolen.
Do not buy from them.
These are not licensed products. They are stolen.
November 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Just wanted to let everyone know about this terrible situation involving art theft so people don't unknowingly buy from this site.
You can support Matthew directly via his shop here: yokai.com/shop/ or Patreon here: patreon.com/theyokaiguy, and maybe re-share this to help spread the word. Thanks.
You can support Matthew directly via his shop here: yokai.com/shop/ or Patreon here: patreon.com/theyokaiguy, and maybe re-share this to help spread the word. Thanks.
Ooh, it's getting close. 4 Days until launch. 🚀
#EdgyCozyMystery #AmateurSleuth #FloridaFiction #ReadersofBluesky
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#EdgyCozyMystery #AmateurSleuth #FloridaFiction #ReadersofBluesky
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November 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Ooh, it's getting close. 4 Days until launch. 🚀
#EdgyCozyMystery #AmateurSleuth #FloridaFiction #ReadersofBluesky
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#EdgyCozyMystery #AmateurSleuth #FloridaFiction #ReadersofBluesky
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This is the kind of review I imagine every fiction writer loves. This was from an advance reader for DROWNING IN DECEPTION, which comes out on 12/1. It's thoughtful, well considered, and shows the reviewer read in depth and was touched. What more could a novelist want?
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This is the kind of review I imagine every fiction writer loves. This was from an advance reader for DROWNING IN DECEPTION, which comes out on 12/1. It's thoughtful, well considered, and shows the reviewer read in depth and was touched. What more could a novelist want?
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
Want to know what Lily Gallagher, the main character in DROWNING IN DECEPTION, serves for #Thanksgiving? I thought you'd never ask. . .
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#AmWriting #dessert #pie
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#AmWriting #dessert #pie
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Want to know what Lily Gallagher, the main character in DROWNING IN DECEPTION, serves for #Thanksgiving? I thought you'd never ask. . .
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#AmWriting #dessert #pie
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#AmWriting #dessert #pie
DROWNING IN DECEPTION is an #EdgyCozyMystery featuring Lily Gallagher from Florida.
Well, in Florida. She's not FROM Florida. She was born and raised in Weybridge, VT, a small, rural town halfway between the cities of Rutland and Burlington. She moved to FL 10 years ago.
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Well, in Florida. She's not FROM Florida. She was born and raised in Weybridge, VT, a small, rural town halfway between the cities of Rutland and Burlington. She moved to FL 10 years ago.
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#mystery
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
DROWNING IN DECEPTION is an #EdgyCozyMystery featuring Lily Gallagher from Florida.
Well, in Florida. She's not FROM Florida. She was born and raised in Weybridge, VT, a small, rural town halfway between the cities of Rutland and Burlington. She moved to FL 10 years ago.
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#mystery
Well, in Florida. She's not FROM Florida. She was born and raised in Weybridge, VT, a small, rural town halfway between the cities of Rutland and Burlington. She moved to FL 10 years ago.
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#mystery
Today I learned another reason to love the city of #Boston. Did you know feisty #mayor Michelle Wu is also an accomplished pianist? Jaw drop.
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#BostonPops #RhapsodyInBlue
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#BostonPops #RhapsodyInBlue
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Pops Perform "Rhapsody in Blue" at Symphony Hall - Full Performance
YouTube video by City of Boston
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November 26, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Today I learned another reason to love the city of #Boston. Did you know feisty #mayor Michelle Wu is also an accomplished pianist? Jaw drop.
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#BostonPops #RhapsodyInBlue
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#BostonPops #RhapsodyInBlue
If you've been following along, you know that DROWNING IN DECEPTION's protagonist, Lily, lives in Florida. Here are the specifics. (She's still talking about her very recent retirement, BTW.)
#EdgyCozyMystery #mystery #FloridaFiction #AmWriting #ReadingCommunity
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#EdgyCozyMystery #mystery #FloridaFiction #AmWriting #ReadingCommunity
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November 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
If you've been following along, you know that DROWNING IN DECEPTION's protagonist, Lily, lives in Florida. Here are the specifics. (She's still talking about her very recent retirement, BTW.)
#EdgyCozyMystery #mystery #FloridaFiction #AmWriting #ReadingCommunity
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#EdgyCozyMystery #mystery #FloridaFiction #AmWriting #ReadingCommunity
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OK, I just got a 5-star review of my debut #mystery novel that made me cry it was so wonderful. And not just a few glistening tears, either. Outright bawling.
#WritersLife
#WritersLife
November 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
OK, I just got a 5-star review of my debut #mystery novel that made me cry it was so wonderful. And not just a few glistening tears, either. Outright bawling.
#WritersLife
#WritersLife
Six geese a-laying. Wait, wrong holiday. Only 6 more days before DROWNING IN DECEPTION launches.
One of the advance reviews mentioned the antics of the condo association in the book. Fun fact: although I never sat through meetings on the subject of an architectural waiver for a stairlift, [1/2]
One of the advance reviews mentioned the antics of the condo association in the book. Fun fact: although I never sat through meetings on the subject of an architectural waiver for a stairlift, [1/2]
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Six geese a-laying. Wait, wrong holiday. Only 6 more days before DROWNING IN DECEPTION launches.
One of the advance reviews mentioned the antics of the condo association in the book. Fun fact: although I never sat through meetings on the subject of an architectural waiver for a stairlift, [1/2]
One of the advance reviews mentioned the antics of the condo association in the book. Fun fact: although I never sat through meetings on the subject of an architectural waiver for a stairlift, [1/2]
10. . . 9. . . 8. . . 7. . . As the #mystery opens, Lily has just retired after a 40-year nursing career. She gives us a small glimpse into her retirement party.
We'll continue our countdown tomorrow.
#BookLaunch #LilyGallagherMysteries
We'll continue our countdown tomorrow.
#BookLaunch #LilyGallagherMysteries
November 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
10. . . 9. . . 8. . . 7. . . As the #mystery opens, Lily has just retired after a 40-year nursing career. She gives us a small glimpse into her retirement party.
We'll continue our countdown tomorrow.
#BookLaunch #LilyGallagherMysteries
We'll continue our countdown tomorrow.
#BookLaunch #LilyGallagherMysteries
Only 7 days until DROWNING IN DECEPTION launches! It's an #EdgyCozyMystery set in #Florida. The main character has just retired after 40 years of nursing and she's looking forward to some rest, relaxation, and me time. She's not going to get it. . .
#AmateurSleuth #MysteryReaders #AmWriting
#AmateurSleuth #MysteryReaders #AmWriting
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Only 7 days until DROWNING IN DECEPTION launches! It's an #EdgyCozyMystery set in #Florida. The main character has just retired after 40 years of nursing and she's looking forward to some rest, relaxation, and me time. She's not going to get it. . .
#AmateurSleuth #MysteryReaders #AmWriting
#AmateurSleuth #MysteryReaders #AmWriting
It's Day 8 of our countdown! Here's a little taste of how DROWNING IN DECEPTION begins. The speaker is the main character, Lily Gallagher. It will be released on December 1, but you can preorder at buff.ly/q0Ga2YF
#CozyMystery #EdgyCozyMystery #FloridaFiction #booklaunch
#CozyMystery #EdgyCozyMystery #FloridaFiction #booklaunch
November 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
It's Day 8 of our countdown! Here's a little taste of how DROWNING IN DECEPTION begins. The speaker is the main character, Lily Gallagher. It will be released on December 1, but you can preorder at buff.ly/q0Ga2YF
#CozyMystery #EdgyCozyMystery #FloridaFiction #booklaunch
#CozyMystery #EdgyCozyMystery #FloridaFiction #booklaunch
EIGHT. . . Here's how DROWNING IN DECEPTION begins.
"My retirement — you know, the time when I could finally rest and relax after years of backbreaking and heartbreaking work as a nurse — began with the furor over Lottie’s stairlift. Well, the stairlift and a murder. "
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"My retirement — you know, the time when I could finally rest and relax after years of backbreaking and heartbreaking work as a nurse — began with the furor over Lottie’s stairlift. Well, the stairlift and a murder. "
Preorder: buff.ly/q0Ga2YF
November 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
EIGHT. . . Here's how DROWNING IN DECEPTION begins.
"My retirement — you know, the time when I could finally rest and relax after years of backbreaking and heartbreaking work as a nurse — began with the furor over Lottie’s stairlift. Well, the stairlift and a murder. "
Preorder: buff.ly/q0Ga2YF
"My retirement — you know, the time when I could finally rest and relax after years of backbreaking and heartbreaking work as a nurse — began with the furor over Lottie’s stairlift. Well, the stairlift and a murder. "
Preorder: buff.ly/q0Ga2YF
This is my kind of view. A beautiful panorama, with sulky clouds overhead and mountains in the distance. I took this photo when I visited my son in #Antigua a while back.
November 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This is my kind of view. A beautiful panorama, with sulky clouds overhead and mountains in the distance. I took this photo when I visited my son in #Antigua a while back.
NINE days left until the #booklaunch of DROWNING IN DECEPTION. It's an #EdgyCozyMystery set in an over-55 community near Orlando, FL. Our #AmateurSleuth, much like the author, has a taste for Gilbert & Sullivan and bad puns. Unlike the author, she's a newly retired nurse.
#AmWriting #mystery
#AmWriting #mystery
November 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
NINE days left until the #booklaunch of DROWNING IN DECEPTION. It's an #EdgyCozyMystery set in an over-55 community near Orlando, FL. Our #AmateurSleuth, much like the author, has a taste for Gilbert & Sullivan and bad puns. Unlike the author, she's a newly retired nurse.
#AmWriting #mystery
#AmWriting #mystery
Do you have a favorite cozy mystery author? I have several. . . I've never been able to narrow it down to just one. How about you?
Let me know your favorite cozy mystery author in the comments.
#mystery #CozyMystery
Let me know your favorite cozy mystery author in the comments.
#mystery #CozyMystery
November 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Do you have a favorite cozy mystery author? I have several. . . I've never been able to narrow it down to just one. How about you?
Let me know your favorite cozy mystery author in the comments.
#mystery #CozyMystery
Let me know your favorite cozy mystery author in the comments.
#mystery #CozyMystery
The countdown has started! Only 10 days until DROWNING IN DECEPTION launches. It's an #EdgyCozyMystery (cozy, with a few dark spots), set in Central Florida. Available for pre-order now.
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#mystery #booklaunch #floridafiction #WritersofBluesky #AmReading
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#mystery #booklaunch #floridafiction #WritersofBluesky #AmReading
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The countdown has started! Only 10 days until DROWNING IN DECEPTION launches. It's an #EdgyCozyMystery (cozy, with a few dark spots), set in Central Florida. Available for pre-order now.
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#mystery #booklaunch #floridafiction #WritersofBluesky #AmReading
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#mystery #booklaunch #floridafiction #WritersofBluesky #AmReading
Sadly, I don't have a Wise Words quiz for you this week. In the meantime, would you like to propose a little Wise Words challenge of your own? Comment with a quote, but leave one word blank. Then give us a choice of two words to fill in that blank.
You have chosen wisely
Knight from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Sadly, I don't have a Wise Words quiz for you this week. In the meantime, would you like to propose a little Wise Words challenge of your own? Comment with a quote, but leave one word blank. Then give us a choice of two words to fill in that blank.
#AmReading: Why do I like this quote? Well, it provides description and commentary in the same few sentences. Just one example of the kinds of quotes I highlight every week in my Substack.
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#AmWriting #ReadingCommunity
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November 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
#AmReading: Why do I like this quote? Well, it provides description and commentary in the same few sentences. Just one example of the kinds of quotes I highlight every week in my Substack.
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#AmWriting #ReadingCommunity
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#AmWriting #ReadingCommunity
Check out this wonderful bundle of #CozyMystery books available as ARCs from BookSirens! (Mine's included, BTW.)
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#AmReading #ReadingCommunity #ReadersOfBluesky
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#AmReading #ReadingCommunity #ReadersOfBluesky
Cozy Mystery ARCs You'll Love
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November 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Check out this wonderful bundle of #CozyMystery books available as ARCs from BookSirens! (Mine's included, BTW.)
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#AmReading #ReadingCommunity #ReadersOfBluesky
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#AmReading #ReadingCommunity #ReadersOfBluesky