Tips for Teachers from Author Suzanne LieuranceThank for your following me on Day 3 of my 5-day virtual tour for my middle grade historical novel The Lucky Baseball - My Story in a Japanese-American Internment Camp, from Enslow Publishers. Obvious... read more

Too many characters in novels are too much alike. As a result, the stories and the characters' actions (and reactions) become predictable. You'd already know what would happen only a few chapters in the story! This is what you want to avoid when ... read more

Murder can come in many forms. It can be done with a gun, a knife, or poison. The victim can be pushed down the stairs or off a cliff or building. Then, of course, there is drowning or overdose.The way the murder occurs can determine how your stor... read more

Next week I'll be doing a 2 hour long (taking a few breaths in between) reading event at the Newcastle Regional Library (Laman St). I'll be reading passages from three of my books: Black Cow (of course), Repulsion Thrust, and Sleep Before Evening.... read more

  It's graduation season, and I was honored to attend my younger brother Greg's graduation from USC last week. I was so inspired by all the good works, brilliance, determination, and giving spirit I witnessed in the graduates I met. The energ... read more