Author Archive: Suzanna Anderson Creates

Goals for 2014–July Update

Poems read: 805/365 Poems written: 265/365 Short stories read: 327/365 Short stories written: 18/52 Books read: 75/52 Submissions: 4/24 Videos made: 9/100 Sketches made: 169/365 Art pieces made: 40/52 Bookbinding–made 21 books this year Sketching–in progress! Ink drawings–in progress! Urban Sketching Charcoal–in progress! Markers–in progress! Watercolor–in progress! Finger paint Digital–in progress! Photography–in progress! Music composition-in …

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Doodle a Day

I will do my best to make a doodle a day and fill my sketchbooks. The goal: 365 days. 4 down. Check out Theresa Williams’ doodles here.

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Lydia Netzer

It was wonderful to meet Lydia Netzer, a BGSU alumna, at the Toledo library. She said that publishing a novel is like handing the writer a box of matches–the writer can only fight so many edits. So save them for the important stuff. She works on five or six novels at a time, writing until …

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Finn Family Moomintroll–Tove Jansson

I have an idea. What about going to the top of the mountain and making a pile of stones to show that we were the first to get there? Some people look better without hats. As everyone knows, if the first butterfly you see is yellow the summer will be a happy one. If it …

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Weekly Goal

Trello has been a fantastic resource for keeping track of my to-do lists. With a smaller list of tasks to do for the week, I’ll make small steps toward completing my goals.

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Comet in Moominland–Tove Jansson

I first discovered Tove Jansson’s work while researching Finnish authors. I didn’t realize when I started reading the Moomin comics and this book series that I would finally find my favorite books of all time. One of the questions I’ve always hated is “What is your favorite book(s)?” because I have a lot of favorites. …

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The Letter Project–Letter to Theresa

I had a great time at The Cleveland Museum of Art. I wrote a letter to Theresa on postcards with knights and armor.

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Epistolarium–Doll Issue

Check out the doll I wrote on for my sister as part of the Doll Issue for Epistolarium.

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Shades of Milk and Honey

I enjoyed this book very much because it combined Jane Austen novels with magic. And since my novel for NaNo this year is also set in the Victorian era, I will have to reread Jane Austen’s work. My Favorite Quotes: It is not the knowledge of glamour which I guard; it is the art created …

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The Letter Project–Letter to Mary

I made a Blizzard Book and wrote a letter to Mary.

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