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Category: Writing
2020 Novel Writing Month Completed
What an exciting month of writing November held for me. I chose to work on the prequel to Grandma’s Sock Drawer. As expected, the writing journey had its moments when ideas seemed stale, action stalled out, characters became boring. I’d say to myself, “You’re the one writing this thing! If you don’t like what’s happening, change it!”
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) 2020
Write a novel in a month? Crazy, right? The challenge is to write your story in 50,000 words, in just one month.
Grandma’s Sock Drawer featured in SCBWI BookStop
I am excited to announce that my debut YA novel, Grandma's Sock Drawer, is now being featured in the SCBWI, Society of Children's Books Writers & Illustrators, BookStop.
Grandma’s Sock Drawer by Sue Agauas; Michigan Author’s Debut Novel Receives Rave Reviews
Grandma’s gone. Now Sukey races against time to unravel the mysteries of a puzzling inheritance – a sock drawer – from a grandmother she was forbidden to know. A note and a key to Grandma’s “most precious treasure” sends Sukey on wild adventures with unexpected twists and turns. Will Sukey learn the truth about her grandmother, unlock the questions that will lead to peace, and connect her fragmented family? And, can she find the answers before an estate sale ends everything?
Launch of Grandma’s Sock Drawer
Hurray!! It's finally happened! I'm happy to announce that Grandma's Sock Drawer is up, out, and available for eager readers. Follow the adventures of Sukey as she struggles to unravel the mystery of the unusual gift left to her by...
Crossing the Picture Book Finish Line!
February 2020 comes to a close, with an extra day to finish the Picture Book Marathon. Once again, creating 26 picture books in a month was a rewarding exercise. Are they all prize winners? Of course not! But there might be a seed for a successful rewrite.
The Year I Went Off Course
As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, I have run the Picture Book Marathon since 2010. But after 9 years of successfully completing the race, in 2018 I went off course for a very exciting reason.
The Halfway Mark
Thursday, February 13, is the official halfway point in the Picture Book Marathon. It's always good to celebrate your accomplishments. If you actually ran thirteen miles, you would celebrate!
Picture Book Marathon
Yay! February has arrived! Today I begin writing for my traditional Picture Book Marathon. In 2010 I stumbled upon a website that challenged picture book writers to create one picture book story, or at least one idea for one, for each of twenty-six days through February.
Sue Agauas 
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