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It's been one heckuva week here in my writing world. . . You solve one problem, and a dozen others rear their ugly heads. . . buff.ly/nrkjEey #WritersLife #AmWriting

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 20h

OMG. I love it when someone with talent takes a piece from the classical repertoire and gives it a twist. This is a super fun version of Fir Elise. music.youtube.com/watch?v=FnhB...

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Fur Elise in Ragtime played by Ethan Uslan

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

[2/3] Chords of Deception is an edgy #CozyMystery that takes place in a youth orchestra. You'd think a youth orchestra would be a harmonious place. You'd be wrong. . .

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Are you going to be in the #Tallahassee, #Florida area this weekend? If so, please join me. I'll be signing copies of the 2nd book in my Lily Gallagher Mysteries series, CHORDS OF DECEPTION. WHEN: Saturday, October 10, 2026, 10:00 AM-noon WHERE: My Favorite Books, 111 Magnolia Dr. [1/2]

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

[3/3] . . . mark it on your calendar, and I look forward to seeing you there. It's only a week away!!! #Tallahassee #Event #BookstoreEvents

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

[2/3] . . . 111 Magnolia Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. If you're in the area that morning, plan to stop by. They offer a wonderful selection of coffees, teas, and snacks in the cafe, comfortable seating, a wonderful cozy environment, and lots of books. (And games, too!) Please . . . #BookSigning

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I love bookstores that support local authors. On October 10, 2026, My Favorite Books in Tallahassee will host me for another book signing, for CHORDS OF DECEPTION. I'll be there from 10-noon to chat, answer questions, do some reading, and sign some books. The store is located at . . . [1/3]

My Favorite books has an entire wall devoted to local authors.

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

[2/2] . . . book in the series, CHORDS OF DECEPTION.) It's got a rose garden at one end, a performance stage at the other, and winding paths, grass, flowers, and trees throughout. buff.ly/dTXj6MU

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Winter Park, FL, the setting for the Lily Gallagher Mysteries, is known for peacocks. I captured this image at dusk a few years ago, of the peacock fountain in Central Park. (Central Park is featured in the second. . . [1/2] #FloridaMystery #WinterPark #CozyMystery

The peacock fountain in Winter Park, Florida's Central Park, at dusk.

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

[2/2] "The fourth draft is wondering why I didn’t become an accountant like my mother wanted me to."

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A writer I know was complaining recently about his writing process. "The first draft is writing the story," he said. "The second draft is fixing the story." "The third draft is fixing what I fixed in the second draft." [1/2] #WritingHumor #WritersLife #AmWriting

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

[2/2] . . . bright, but the clues have a little edge. That's what I hope I've captured in the Lily Gallagher Mysteries. First in the series is DROWNING IN DECEPTION. buff.ly/5vVmb7e

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What makes a Florida mystery feel like Florida? 🌴 Maybe it’s the contrast: lush greenery, warm air, charming Winter Park streets—and an unsettling secret that refuses to stay buried. The sunshine may be . . . [1/2] #CozyMystery #WinterParkFL #AmWriting

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

[2/2] digging into my stats, I suspect it's someone in Australia reading a few pages on Kindle Unlimited . . .

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

To be fair, when I envisioned becoming an internationally known mystery writer, this was not exactly what I had in mind. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 As an independently published author, there are months like this. How is it possible to earn thirteen cents? I hear you ask. Without . . . [1/2] #WrtiersLife #BigBucks

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yup. And it's the responsibility of Congress to declare war, but they don't seem to have a problem ducking that one either.

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Not firing on all cylinders today. Friday I got my fall COVID shot, and it knocked me on my butt harder than any since the first 2 or 3. . . Still feeling weak and tired, but at least my mind seems to be clear today, which is definitely a good thing.

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Have you ever found yourself continuing to read a book when the style of writing annoyed you? I just finished one. The writing was like bullets. Short. Choppy. No time for the eye to rest or the reader to breathe. Just bullet. Bullet. Bullet. Yet the story compelled me to keep reading. You? 📖

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

[2/2] questions everyone else avoids—Drowning in Deception is waiting. Tag a friend who would investigate before breakfast. 👇 #CozyMysteryReaders #FloridaMystery #RetiredSleuth #BookClubPick #MysteryFiction #WomenOfMystery

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Lily Gallagher isn’t looking for trouble. She’s looking for rest, relaxation, and time to read. But after a body appears in the condo pool, ignoring trouble is no longer an option. 🔍🌴 For readers who love found family, complicated neighbors, and a sleuth who knows how to ask the [1/2]

Dusky, brooding scene with the remains of a sunset and lights on in the town.

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

[2/2] those friends are getting killed. This may be Tabitha and Julia's most challenging case yet. Oh la la!

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#AmReading: IN THE SPIRIT OF FRENCH MURDER by Colleen Cambridge, 4th in her American in Paris series. A persistent medium warning of danger to Tabitha's beloved grandpere, a reunion of old friends from the Resistance, and suddenly [1/2] buff.ly/FxFAhAn #ParisMystery #FrenchResistance #mystery

In the Spirit of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge book cover

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Writers can be pretty funny. Or maybe just sad. Some days I can't decide which. Which one do you think this joke is? #WritersLife #WritingHumor #IsItFunny

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Today I learned that my alma mater, Middlebury College, has taken an enormous step toward making a quality liberal-arts education affordable. Here's a screenshot of the opening paragraph of the email announcing free tuition for the non-wealthy. This makes me very happy. #AffordableEducation

Text of the announcement offering free tuition for middle- and lower-income students.

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Love The Thursday Murder Club? Drowning in Deception serves up the same sweet mix of over‑55 community drama, sharp characters, and surprises—this time in a Winter Park, Florida condo where retirement is anything but restful. buff.ly/uz5JFEd #CozyMystery #FloridaMystery #FloridaFiction

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Oooh, I just got an email from an editor at Simon & Shuster who wants to talk to me about the "fit" between my mystery series and her company. And I KNOW it's legit, because it comes from a GMAIL address!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 #AuthorScams #AreYouSerious #WritersLife

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I just learned that yesterday was National Chai day! Quite coincidentally, I picked up a chai to take with me to the meeting of my Spanish conversation group. Well, maybe not such a coincidence, since I drink a lot of tea and love chai. . . #TeaLover #WritersLife #trivia

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

[2/2] remember from Season 1 (no spoilers on later seasons, please. Not until I catch up!). #MindbendingTV #dystopianTV

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Have you seen the TV series Severance? Wow. I didn't think I would like it so I resisted watching for quite a while, but my kids finally talked me into it. Just finished Season 1 and mind completely blown. If you've seen it, what was the most surprising thing you [1/2]

brain and heart on a balance. Image by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/tumisu-148124/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=7314501">Tumisu</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=7314501">Pixabay</a>

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

[2/2] sights to be found on Park Ave. in Winter Park, Florida, setting for the Lily Gallagher mysteries! #WinterParkFL #LilyGallagherMysteries #ILoveFloweringTrees

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This is a picture I took a few years ago. I believe this is a pink trumpet tree -- there are quite a few in the Orlando area. This one is in Central Park, Winter Park. I just loved the pink canopy overhead with the pink carpet of fallen petals underneath. One of the many attractive [1/2]

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

[3/3] refusing to let a secret ruin your community? Comment with your answer! 🔎 #CozyMystery #WinterParkFlorida #RetiredAndReading #MysteryReaders

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

[2/3] board president, possible blackmail, and neighbors whose stories don’t quite match. What would pull you into an investigation after retirement: curiosity, justice, or . . . #BookishWomen

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Lily Gallagher has retired from nursing—but apparently not from taking care of people. 🩺📚 When trouble hits her Winter Park condo community, she can’t simply close the blinds, pour iced tea, and return to her book. Especially when the trouble involves a dead [1/3] #AmateurSleuth

Woman reading a book with iced tea in a tropical setting.

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ah, the trap of endless rewrites. At some point a writer needs to say, "Enough. This is good enough." #WritersLife #WritingHumor

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Whenever I meet someone who supports the Oxford comma, I find myself encouraged, delighted, and hopeful.

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A dead body in the pool. Too many secrets. Old trauma. Welcome to your Florida retirement. Meet Lily Gallagher in Drowning in Deception by Susanna Sullivan — a cozy mystery with heart, humor, and real stakes. buff.ly/uz5JFEd #CozyMystery #DrowningInDeception

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I thought I'd be getting a ton of work done over the weekend. I was wrong. I was a complete and total slug, and I enjoyed every minutes of it! I read, I played word games, I watched TV. . . How did you spend your weekend?

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I just learned a new word: breviloquent. It means "using few words." I love it! It might enter my lexicon of favorite words, right up there with "salubrious." Yes, I am a #WordNerd.

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

THE CELLULOID SENTRY is the 10th book in the Homefront Sleuths series. It includes the usual cast of village characters, but now they're all involved in a move shoot that's disrupting the village! buff.ly/w6sCSId #AmReading #mystery #WWIIStory

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Recently I read a book that I basically liked. The main character was relatable, the plot was interesting, the mystery was a nice, solvable puzzle. But there was one thing that bugged the snot out of me. buff.ly/n6Lptow #AmReading #mystery #AmWriting

Frustrated reader saying "what the dickens?"

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

They're good at winning, but they can't govern worth a damn.

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Remember when Lily meets Adam's Auntie June for the first time in CHORDS OF DECEPTION? That meeting takes place at Barnies on Park Ave., Winter Park. Yes, right here! If you love Florida mysteries, check out Lily Gallagher. books2read.com/chords #CozyMystery #WinterParkFL #BarniesCoffee

The front of Barnies Coffee at 118 Park Ave., Winter Park, FL.

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

[2/2] my indie-published books are on the shelf for anyone with a library card to borrow. Tada!!!

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I've always loved libraries. When my mom took me to my first library at the age of 5 or 6, it was a revelation! My first after-school job started the day after I turned 14 when I proudly became an employee of my local public library. So it means a lot to me when [1/2]

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

[3/3] . . . read about? Read the complete recommendation, and others, in my newsletter at buff.ly/vaykPP5 #FemaleAmateurSleuth #ArizonaMystery

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

[2/3] deaths at the nursing home where her mother is a patient, Kate decides to investigate. Once she includes her dad, she also has to include a couple of his elderly friends. First in Kris Bock's series is Something Shady at Sunshine Haven. Does Kate sound like a character you'd like to . . .

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Susanna @susannaauthor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The 3rd older female amateur sleuth in my favorites list is Kate Tessler. Kate has unwillingly retired from her career as a war correspondent after she's blown up. She comes home to Arizona and moves in with her dad while she recovers. After several suspicious [1/3] #CozyMystery

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