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Susan Monroe McGrath
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Writer. Teacher. Lover of chocolate, cheese, and coffee.
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Colorado night sky
November 12, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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And then there were seven (finished novels, that is).
#writing #amwriting
7 black binders with labels: Alisha's Tree Sighted Captive Tango Girls From the Ruin Witch's Wood The Mine
September 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Smoke has turned the moon red.
August 6, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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Now reading:
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Picture of book cover: blue sky background, woman in flight suit and sunglasses, reflection of shuttle take off in lenses
August 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Fresh from the library! Which one should I read first?
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August 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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I read 14 books in July. The Witch's Orchard by Archer Sullivan was my favorite!
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Picture of book cover: The Witch's Orchard by Archer Sullivan Background is blurred close-up shot of branch with red berries.
August 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Free short story through Sunday!!
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The Passenger by Susan Monroe McGrath Free to read on Amazon through Sunday "I still, closing my eyes and listening with every cell of my body, hoping to hear him, to feel him. I am alone."
July 30, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Now reading:
The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso
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Picture of book cover: Deep blue background with scattered stars. Title and author overlaid in gold foil.
July 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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I loved For the Wolf! Hopefully this is just as good!
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Picture of book: For the Throne by Hannah Whitten
July 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Now reading:
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
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Picture of book cover. Title and author name over blue tinted roses.
July 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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#writing
"A big story without a smaller story has all the substance of a laser light show. It's pretty. It's dazzling. And it's very, very empty." Chuck Wendig-- Damn Fine Story
July 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Sometimes, all the holds come in at the same time.
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Stack of books: The Hunger by Whitley Strieber The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes So Many Stars by Caro de Robertis Friction by Sandra Brown Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
July 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Free short story through Sunday!
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"It wasn't that the kiss was empty, it was that there was a kiss at all." The Vacant Kiss - Susan Monroe McGrath Free to read on Amazon through Sunday!
July 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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"Story is like a broken bone: with it comes pain, but also the chance for growth. And it gives us reason to howl to the heavens." Chuck Wendig- Damn Fine Story
July 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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They're headed for the moon!
Picture of blue sky with wisps of cloud. The moon is visible. A hot air balloon floats, seeming very close to the moon.
July 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Now reading:
The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar
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Picture of book cover: Dark blue background with a castle under the title and author. Tigers and other creatures create a frame along the sides and top.
July 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Fresh from the library!
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Two books: A Crown of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
July 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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"Sometimes you just have to start telling the story. The act of writing, of telling the tale, is also the act of laying traps. And it is in these traps that we capture our muses. In other words, we capture them, they don't capture us." Chuck Wendig- Damn Fine Story
July 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Current read:
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
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Picture of book: The Inheritance Games
July 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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"Many people hear voices when no one is there. Some of them are called mad and are shut up in rooms where they stare at the walls all day. Others are called writers and they do pretty much the same thing." Margaret Chittenden
July 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Library haul!
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Stack of books: Backhanded Compliments by Katie Chandler Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn
July 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Now reading:
This is my Body by Lindsay King-Miller
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Book cover: marron background with white text. A rosary is twined through the text, with insects clinging to the rosary.
July 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Now reading: For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten
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Picture of book: Girl in red hood in front of forest
June 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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This is true for more than just writing.
#amwriting
"The scariest moment is always just before you start." - Stephen King
June 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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#amwriting
"I'm so proud of you for finishing that draft. That was a really hard thing. Have a cookie and then tomorrow we can start revising it and make it better." - Laurie Halse Anderson
June 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM