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Modern novelist Susan Meyer is a romance novelist born in the northeastern United States. Her homeland is Pennsylvania, an American state whose motto for all time is "virtue, freedom and independence".
Meyer - the author of sixty-two novels about love, 32 of which have been translated into Russian - was born on April 22, 1956, her biography, books and creative plans will be discussed in our article.
The fairy tale does not immediately affect…
Susan Meyer was the third child in a large and friendly family. The family was really big, it brought up eleven children. Already at school, Susan became seriously interested in literature, however, she did not show her first poetic experiments to anyone.
But by the time she was in high school, the future writer became interested in dramaturgy and directing, staging plays for school events. In high school, he returns to poetry again and writes poetry.
It so happened that at the beginning of her career, Susan Meyer worked as an ice cream seller,a waitress in a cafe, a secretary to a lawyer. With the practical experience gained, the girl continued her career in two jobs at once: she was an employee of a large enterprise of the Ministry of Defense and a columnist for a small local newspaper.
But she has not lost her passion for writing. And on the eve of his thirtieth birthday, in 1990, he publishes his first novel. After the young author's publication, Susan became one of the most active members of the Pennsylvania Writers' Union, serving as both treasurer and president of the organization. Note that the activity in the writers' organization was public.
Finally, after twenty-five years working for a major defense contractor, she decides to quit her job and focus solely on writing full-time. Yes, you can't deny Susan's hard work.
Who Susan Meyer writes novels for
According to the writer, if you do not work, but only create novels or stories, then the most important thing is to control time and not let yourself relax.
She tries to "press" time even when she thinks that the work of one day can be stretched into two or even three. Her friends gasp at Susie's usual to-do list. The fact is that the author of romantic romance novels is sure that ordinary working women fulfill their duties even more, especially if they have children.
Susan Meyer is proud to write about love, she believes that a little romance for exhausted women will not hurt, add a little excitement and dreams to the routineweekdays. Tied to daily worries, squeezed into the grip of obligations, female readers prefer romance novels written by women who are very much like themselves.
Susan recalls that it seems like only recently she accompanied her young children to Little League sports or the gym, so she understands that every woman dreams of at least one minute of silence.
Susan Meyer still lives in Pennsylvania with her husband Michael and three children: two boys - Allen and Michael Jr., daughter Sarah. They also have two cats, Banana and Fluffy, who are also full members of the family.
Romance and inspiration
Susan has long been an active member of the Pennsylvania writing organization called the Pennwriters. Prior to that, she served as president, vice president, treasurer, representative of the writers of the region. She was the chairman of the Committee for the development of the charters of the organization and the chairman of the elections.
She won the 1999 Pennsylvania Writers Organization Award. Among other things, he is a member of RWA (Romance Writers of America) and a moderator of various Internet services. He often speaks at seminars dedicated to the novelties of online communities.
Susan Meyer often writes about bliss and beautiful human relationships in her novels, but she felt her personal "bliss" when she began to write. She visited ski bases and confectionery factories in order to understand the working atmosphere of ordinary, ordinary women, to spend herresearch and get "texture" for novels.
True, she often writes in pajamas, but her true joy is creating stories about women for women. In her books, the writer also raised such serious issues as the loss of a child, a husband, infertility and other problems that any woman may face.
In her novels, readers find many answers to their questions, and the manner of writing makes you cry and laugh.
The cover of Susan Meyer's new Russian-language book "How to Train a Genius" is pictured below.
The story "How to Train Your Genius" belongs to the genre of short romance novels.
The protagonist of the book is a computer genius named Dean Suminsky. All his life he subordinates to a career and passionate work. He forgot that there are other values in the world besides work - kindness, understanding, and finally, the love of a woman. The mystery of the protagonist's character is hidden in early childhood and betrayal… But suddenly a cheerful and cheerful beauty Christine Andersen appears in his life, who will manage to change his outlook on life.
In my free time from romance
The writer is often asked what she does in her free time, during the hours of forced creative downtime.
Susan reveals that in her rare free time, she reads a lot to expand her creativity and exercise her imagination. Usually, she does not waste time waiting for the editor's response,updates his website, writes a blog, talks about his new books, which will be published soon.
She comes up with new "recipes" for communicating with readers, practices live seminars with readers and conducts workshops for aspiring writers. Therefore, there is very little free time left, then she can plan a Sunday trip to the new house of her eldest son. But the main time in her life is the creation of new works.
Another love story by Susan Meyer - Kissing Garlands.
What is this book about? He is Jellal Johnson, she is Elise McDermot. And oh, horror, they try not to notice each other, despite the fact that they are forced to live in the same house.
The fact is that Elise inherited a house and therefore the girl has to break away from her usual place and go to North Carolina, but she has big plans and new hopes. True, there are fears, is she really afraid of Jellal, because it seems that he will never leave a woman in trouble.
Awards
Susan Meyer has won multiple awards for her writing. So, during her creative work, she was nominated many times for local and industry awards and won several awards.
Susan Meyer's novel "The Tycoon's Secret Daughter" reached the finals of the romance novel competition and was awarded RWA-Rita's highest award.
In the same 2013, the book "Nanny for the Millionaire's Twins" reached the final of the national "Reader's Choice" competition and received"Best Book Chosen by Buyers" award.
Author's episode lists
American writer Susan Meyer divides all books into author's series, for example:
- "The Bryant Brothers".
- "Cupid Campaign".
- "Babies on the Board of Directors".
- "Daddies".
Also related content or main characters such as The Handmaids, Texas Families.
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