Susan Noelle Bernardo

Susan Noelle Bernardo commented on Laura Nicole Diamond's article [SWP: BEHIND THE BOOK] Shelter Us, Part I

August 2014

Thank you do much for sharing your journey as a mother and writer. You have articulated so beautifully that delicate, magical dance between personal experience and the story that comes from somewhere outside of ourselves. Can't wait to read the...

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Susan Noelle Bernardo commented on Emily Suess's article [She Self-Publishes] The Wide and Wild World of Self Publishing

January 2013

Thanks, Dava! I recently self-published a children's book called Sun Kisses, Moon Hugs. The illustrator Courtenay Fletcher and I are good friends - and we knew this book needed to be out in the world as quickly as possible. We raised the money on...

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Susan Noelle Bernardo commented on Ripley Patton's article Crowdfunding: What It Is and Why It Matters

August 2012

Dear Ripley - Thank you so much!! I currently have a kickstarter project going, too, and I have been explaining the concept of crowdfunding to friends and families and everyone I meet - this wonderful summation will make it easier. I have said once...

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Susan Noelle Bernardo commented on Surviving the Draft's article Surviving the Draft: Pushing Your Book Over the Finish Line

December 2011

I'm so close to birthing this first novel of mine...but I think it's a lot like actual childbirth. There are times when I PUSH and it feels so good to make huge progress, and other times I need to rest, gather my strength and refill my creative...

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Susan Noelle Bernardo commented on Julija Sukys's article How Long Should a Book Take to Write? (On a Writer's Natural Rhythms and Pace)

December 2011

The idea for my YA novel came to me in a dream about 17 years ago....I wrote it up as a screenplay first, but it just didn't take. I put it on the back burner and let it simmer for a LONG time, throwing an occasional ingredient into the pot, while...

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