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July 15, 2012 at 10am to July 21, 2012 at 7pm – Freeport, Maine
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My Smartphone Future

Before I went to bed last night I read an article in the New York Times about a convoy of people in the States who are eschewing Smartphones. It was written by a journalist named Teddy Wayne. And yes. Instead of I-phones or Blackberries or watchamacallits, Wayne reports that many folks he’s talked to recently have bought old-fashioned cell phones that do two simple…See More

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Susan Conley Reflects on The Foremost Good Fortune

The Foremost Good Fortune is a poignant and insightful memoir that delves into the trickiest questions of motherhood, mortality, and belonging. When Susan Conley and her family leave their house in Maine for a two-year stint in Beijing, they are prepared to weather the inevitable onslaught of culture shock. But the challenges of living in a foreign country become even more complicated…See More

Mar 6

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Power of the Book

We hit a deer on a dark, empty road near Gorham a few weeks ago. All of us, including the giant stag, seemed to make it through okay, except our Prius, which has been doing a great deal of rattling ever since. Then last week the car temporarily died by the side of I-295, north of Portland. Aidan was in the back seat—never…See More

Mar 5

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Stonecoast Writers' Conference at Freeport, Maine

July 15, 2012 at 10am to July 21, 2012 at 7pm

Susan Conley will be teaching two Memoir Writing Workshops at the Stonecoast Writers' Conference in the beautiful setting of The Stone House in Freeport, Maine. More info: http://usm.maine.edu/summer/stonecoast-writers-conference#6 See More

Feb 28

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Shameless Blog Entry to Ask you to Vote for The Foremost Good Fortune

I am excited The Foremost Good Fortune, my China memoir that detours into cancer, is a finalist for Goodreads Choice Awards. Could you, would you vote for it? It's a book I believe in with a message about motherhood and adventure and life after cancer. I would be so grateful. http://www.goodreads.com/award/choice/2011#56968-Best-Travel-&a...See More

Nov 29, 2011

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Nov 29, 2011

Susan Conley commented on the blog post 'TWO DAYS LEFT to support FINALIST SheWriters in the 2011 GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS'

"Thanks so much Sandra! Good luck! Good luck! "

Nov 29, 2011

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So What is Travel Writing Anyway?

The Goodreads Choice Awards have nominated my book, The Foremost Good Fortune, for its semi-final round in the Travel Writing Section. And you could be so very kind as to vote for my book here. On Saturday I had the treat of driving two hours up the Maine coast to teach a memoir writing class at the Rockland Public Library. It is a beautiful, historic library—with high, white plaster…See More

Nov 16, 2011

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Susan Conley commented on the blog post 'Calling all Goodreads Choice Award Nominees!'

"Thank you Sandra for the shout out about the Goodreads Choice Awards and for your great distillation of the process. You make me more excited about the selection as a finalist just by reading your words. I will happily vote for you and thank you for…"

Nov 15, 2011

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The Foremost Good Fortune is Nominated for The Goodreads Choice Awards and I Have a Favor to Ask

This is the part of the blog that gets kind of awkward for me where I ask you to do me a favor. There is a great online rest stop for book lovers called Goodreads, and every year Goodreads nominates its favorite 15 books in a whole lot of categories, called The Goodreads Choice Awards. The Foremost Good Fortune is so happy to have been nominated in the Travel and Outdoors Section. The thing is, Goodreads asks me to ask YOU to vote for my book. You may now be running away from your computer as…See More

Nov 4, 2011

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"thanks for your kind note. I was underwater for a while on a manuscript draft, but nice to emerge and see your words. Take care, Susan "

Oct 11, 2011

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Writerhead

Susan Conley is interviewed on blogger Kristin Bair O'Keefe's 'Writerhead Wednesday', a weekly feature in which "a brilliant, charming, remarkable author answers three questions about her/his writerhead… a precious opportunity for looky-loos around the world to sneak into the creative noggins of talented writers and (ever so gently) muck about." 1. Describe your state of writerhead…See More

Oct 5, 2011

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The Book Tour as Love Story

In San Francisco, I loved a tall African man named Devta who wore black Buddy Holly glasses and a tan waxed overcoat. He was the easiest to love. He came from the Congo and worked as a political science professor at Berkeley. He stood at the table where I signed books after the reading and talked to me about poetry and the music of non-fiction. In Florida, I loved a woman named Jasmine, a sixty-two year-old grandmother in a green velour sweat suit with a salt and pepper pageboy. She bought my…See More

Sep 8, 2011

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The Beijing Train Station

When Tony and the boys and I went back to China this past June, the trip was part homecoming, part book tour and part detective work. What I wanted to uncover were the pieces of China that we’d missed the most since we moved away. Was it the food? The dumplings that were steamed or pan-fried or boiled in soups, and filled with shrimp and tofu and egg and chive? Home-made knife noodles that Mao Ayi cut with the scissors in our kitchen and served with small bowls of chili sauce? The warm baozi…See More

Aug 28, 2011

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Susan Conley left a comment for Leigh Nannini-Rivas

"Thanks for your kind words. Take really good care, Susan"

Jun 2, 2011

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Who I am:: I am an author based in Portland, Maine.

Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:: My memoir, The Foremost Good Fortune, was published by Knopf in Winter of 2011. The paperback is coming out with Vintage Anchor in Spring of 2012. It is an "honest, and often funny look, at the intricacies and dislocation of moving with her husband and their two young sons to Beijing for two years."

My novel about a woman's journey from France to India to reconcile the loss of her brother is also forthcoming from Knopf.

My author profiles and book reviews are archived at Ploughshares, a literary magazine. My poetry is also archived at magazines including The Paris Review, The Harvard Review, The Massachusetts Review and The North American Review.

My piece on living in China, "The China Flu Blues," recently appeared in the New York Times Magazine's Lives Column.

My writing is:: Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir

I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:: yes

My professional associations:: I recently had the delight of teaching creative writing workshops at the YinYang Community Center in Beijing, China (www.yinyangBeijing.com) and continue to work with writing students from there and elsewhere.

I am co-founder of a wonderful creative writing lab in Portland, Maine, called The Telling Room (www.tellingroom.org), where I lead all flavors of writing workshops. Check out the great web site.

I found out about She Writes from:: Friends

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My Smartphone Future

Posted on March 27, 2012 at 2:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Before I went to bed last night I read an article in the New York Times about a convoy of people in the States who are eschewing Smartphones. It was written by a journalist named Teddy Wayne. And yes. Instead of I-phones or Blackberries or watchamacallits, Wayne reports that many folks he’s talked to recently have bought old-fashioned cell phones that do…

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At 10:19am on November 28, 2011, Sandra Beasley said…: I'm rooting for you, Susan! It's not too late to get the word out!

http://www.shewrites.com/profiles/blogs/two-days-left-to-support-finalist-shewriters-in-the-2011

At 7:24am on January 19, 2011, Meg Waite Clayton said…: Congrats on the O pick, Susan!

At 8:52pm on December 14, 2010, Susan Blumberg-Kason said…: Thanks so much for your note! I was actually thinking about your memoir the other day because a friend's brother and sister-in-law are moving to Shanghai from the UK for a couple of years and my friend wanted the names of books they might enjoy and learn from. Yours naturally sprung to mind first! As for my memoir, I've finished a draft and am waiting for an agent to read the full ms. We'll see! I can't wait to read your memoir!

At 11:13am on November 9, 2010, Susan Blumberg-Kason said…: Hi Susan,
Welcome to the memoir group! We're so excited you've joined. I enjoyed your NYTimes Lives column and look forward to reading your memoir soon! I'm writing a memoir about my marriage to a man from central China in the 1990s. Again, it's great to have you in the memoir group!

Susan Blumberg-Kason
memoir group co-moderator

At 7:50am on November 9, 2010, Julie Jeffs said…: Susan,

Welcome to the Bloggers Let’s Make it Work group! So glad you are here. Please visit the discussion New Members Visit Here First, tell us about your blog so we can list it on the members blog index.

I hope you will find, as I did, a great sense of community, loads of information and resources, and an incredible amount of talent.

Jump in on ongoing discussions or start one if there is an issue you would like to discuss.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Look forward to reading your posts.

Warm regards,
Julie Jeffs
Beginning a Life at 50

At 9:55pm on November 7, 2010, Hope Edelman said…: Thanks, Susan--looking forward to reading your comments, as well.
Hope

At 5:33pm on June 21, 2010, Kamy Wicoff said…: Forgive me if I've already reached out to you, but I just wanted to add my two cents in support of the amazing Jennifer Lauck's generous offer to host our first-ever Portland She Writes meetup, on Tuesday June 29th, to celebrate our one-year anniversary. While this virtual community is wonderful, I think we all feel that gathering in person is also meaningful and crucial to our well-being, and I hope this will be the first of many such gatherings going forward.

At the anniversary meetups, we are asking attendees to participate in She Writes' Book Communion: bring one book, your own or another She Writers', and leave with another one, a perfect way to get to know each other better and to support one another's work. We will also be blowing out a candle for SW's birthday along with women gathered in 16 cities around the country (and in London!), a historic (or at least pretty darn cool) occasion.

If you can attend, or even if you can't, please RSVP to Jennifer here as a way to thank her for her willingness to step up as host.

At 10:18am on June 9, 2010, Jennifer Lauck said…: Hey, we'd love to see you at the 1st anniversary party in NE Portland on June 29th! Go to the events link on the main page and read details! Thanks, Jennifer

At 9:14pm on March 25, 2010, Lori Osterman said…: Hello and welcome to the Mother Writer group! I see you've already posted in the forums, but feel free to browse also. We look forward to hearing from you. When you have a chance stop back by and let us know a little more about, you.

Lori

At 4:32pm on March 18, 2010, Kelli Swearingen said…: Welcome to Mother Writer, Susan. We look forward to hearing from you. Feel free to introduce yourself or browse our threads. Again, Welcome to Mother Writer!
take care
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