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https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Jan-20-2025-susanbaganz.com-emotions-danger-guilt-reallife-writing-300x300.jpg?crop=1 https://susanbaganz.com/2025/01/13/author-confessions-the-dangerous-emotion-of-inadequacy-aka-imposter-syndrome/ 2025-01-21T18:42:34+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Jan-13-2025-susanbaganz.com-inadequacy-trust-faith-emotions-300x300.jpg?crop=1 https://susanbaganz.com/2025/01/06/author-confession-the-dangerous-emotion-of-jealousy/ 2024-12-27T19:18:35+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Jan-6-2025-Susanbaganz.com-jealousy-emotions-greatbooks-300x300.jpg?crop=1 https://susanbaganz.com/2024/12/30/author-confessions-the-dangerous-emotion-of-fear/ 2024-12-20T21:53:41+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dec-30-2024-susanbaganz.com-dangerous-emotions-author-confessions-fear-faith-300x300.jpg?crop=1 https://susanbaganz.com/2024/12/23/author-confessions-managing-expectations/ 2024-12-07T16:03:32+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dec-23-2024-susanbaganz.com-question-manageexpectations-gifts-reality-writing-greatbooks-300x300.jpg?crop=1 https://youtu.be/uOAOGHk5zAQ https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dec-23-2024-susanbaganz.com-question-manageexpectations-gifts-reality-writing-greatbooks-300x300.jpg?crop=1 Author Confessions: Managing Expectations Author Confessions: Managing Expectations Christmas is in two days! In November I had a last-minute surgery while trying to prepare for Christmas early and write 50,000 words for National Novel Writing Month. I’ve had inguinal hernia repair about thirteen years ago and thought, no problem. I’ve got this! I needed https://www.youtube.com/embed/1N584ca_ODk[/embed] https://img.youtube.com/vi/1N584ca_ODk[/embed]/hqdefault.jpg Author Confessions: Managing Expectations Author Confessions: Managing Expectations Christmas is in two days! In November I had a last-minute surgery while trying to prepare for Christmas early and write 50,000 words for National Novel Writing Month. I’ve had inguinal hernia repair about thirteen years ago and thought, no problem. I’ve got this! I needed https://www.youtube.com/embed/uOAOGHk5zAQ?si=QRys4d-khd9vtGoS[/embed] https://img.youtube.com/vi/uOAOGHk5zAQ?si=QRys4d-khd9vtGoS[/embed]/hqdefault.jpg Author Confessions: Managing Expectations Author Confessions: Managing Expectations Christmas is in two days! In November I had a last-minute surgery while trying to prepare for Christmas early and write 50,000 words for National Novel Writing Month. I’ve had inguinal hernia repair about thirteen years ago and thought, no problem. I’ve got this! I needed https://susanbaganz.com/2024/12/16/author-confessions-when-discouragement-hits-hard/ 2024-12-07T15:54:42+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dec-16-susanbaganz.com-authorconfession-depression-discouragement-purpose-calling-whywrite-300x300.jpg?crop=1 https://youtu.be/mwWy-T8WWFo https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dec-16-susanbaganz.com-authorconfession-depression-discouragement-purpose-calling-whywrite-300x300.jpg?crop=1 Author Confessions: When Discouragement Hits Hard Author Confessions: When Discouragement Hits Hard I have struggled with depression pretty much all my life. Even with medication there are days when it can hit hard. Add winter in Wisconsin and the lack of sunshine, Seasonal Affective Disorder can get mixed up in there. I’ve learned to relax into that reality and https://www.youtube.com/embed/mwWy-T8WWFo?si=IVzJ1lgbS7REz-xg https://img.youtube.com/vi/mwWy-T8WWFo?si=IVzJ1lgbS7REz-xg/hqdefault.jpg Author Confessions: When Discouragement Hits Hard Author Confessions: When Discouragement Hits Hard I have struggled with depression pretty much all my life. Even with medication there are days when it can hit hard. Add winter in Wisconsin and the lack of sunshine, Seasonal Affective Disorder can get mixed up in there. I’ve learned to relax into that reality and https://www.youtube.com/embed/mwWy-T8WWFo?si=IVzJ1lgbS7REz-xg[/embed] https://img.youtube.com/vi/mwWy-T8WWFo?si=IVzJ1lgbS7REz-xg[/embed]/hqdefault.jpg Author Confessions: When Discouragement Hits Hard Author Confessions: When Discouragement Hits Hard I have struggled with depression pretty much all my life. Even with medication there are days when it can hit hard. Add winter in Wisconsin and the lack of sunshine, Seasonal Affective Disorder can get mixed up in there. I’ve learned to relax into that reality and https://susanbaganz.com/2024/12/09/author-confessions-hold-on-to-your-eyeball-moving-body-parts/ 2024-12-09T12:09:26+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/susanbaganz.com-holdontoyoureyeballs-movingbodyparts-spaghetti-writing-editing-greatbooks-300x300.jpg?crop=1 https://youtu.be/AF2Ou6uoD7k https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/susanbaganz.com-holdontoyoureyeballs-movingbodyparts-spaghetti-writing-editing-greatbooks-300x300.jpg?crop=1 Author Confessions: Hold On To Your Eyeball (Moving Body Parts) Author Confessions: Hold On To Your Eyeball (Moving Body Parts) I'm taking a little departure from dangerous emotions (yes, there are more of them!) to do something more specifically writing but does relate to real life because it is how many American's talk. Autonomously moving body parts in fiction is https://www.youtube.com/embed/AF2Ou6uoD7k?si=PgBViXZ0w9KOlmi9 https://img.youtube.com/vi/AF2Ou6uoD7k?si=PgBViXZ0w9KOlmi9/hqdefault.jpg Author Confessions: Hold On To Your Eyeball (Moving Body Parts) Author Confessions: Hold On To Your Eyeball (Moving Body Parts) I'm taking a little departure from dangerous emotions (yes, there are more of them!) to do something more specifically writing but does relate to real life because it is how many American's talk. Autonomously moving body parts in fiction is https://susanbaganz.com/2024/12/02/author-confessions-faith-in-focus/ 2024-12-07T15:18:21+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Sometimes-we-need-a-different-set-of-lenses-to-see-things-more-clearly-300x300.jpg?crop=1 https://susanbaganz.com/2024/11/25/author-confessions-the-dangerous-emotion-of-lust/ 2024-09-27T16:23:56+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/susanbaganz.com-dangerousemotions-lust-desire-romance-adultery-cognitivebehavioraltherapy-300x300.jpg?crop=1 https://susanbaganz.com/2024/11/18/author-confessions-the-dangerous-emotions-of-anger/ 2024-11-18T13:08:01+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/susanbaganz.com-dangerousemotions-anger-Matthew-5-Ephesians-4-cognitivebehavioraltherapy-300x300.png?crop=1 https://susanbaganz.com/2024/11/15/olivers-opinion-making-christmas-again-book-review/ 2024-08-30T18:20:21+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/marzec-xmas-180x300.jpg https://susanbaganz.com/2024/11/11/author-confessions-a-love-of-alliteration/ 2024-09-03T19:06:17+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Alliteration-can-capture-attention-and-as-an-author-we-want-people-to-be-drawn-to-our-books-but-that-is-not-the-only-way-to-get-their-attention.-Captivating-titles-feels-like-an-art-in-and-of-its-300x300.jpg?crop=1 https://susanbaganz.com/2024/11/08/minnies-remarks-lillians-last-christmas-book-review/ 2024-08-30T18:35:08+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/20240807_071659-225x300.jpg https://susanbaganz.com/2024/11/04/author-confessions-we-all-have-blind-spots/ 2024-08-31T20:20:07+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Johari-Window-2-300x300.jpg?crop=1 https://susanbaganz.com/2024/11/01/olivers-opinion-the-lady-with-the-alligator-case-book-review/ 2024-08-30T18:38:36+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/439786904_10229878092364084_4806337816658392354_n-225x300.jpg https://susanbaganz.com/2024/10/28/author-confessions-the-more-i-learn-the-less-i-know/ 2024-08-31T16:31:04+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/This-internal-struggle-whether-in-real-life-or-in-the-mind-of-a-fictional-character-requires-growth-which-is-somewhat-uncomfortable.-Why-Because-we-need-to-humble-ourselves-to-admit-that-we-didn-300x300.jpg?crop=1 https://susanbaganz.com/2024/10/25/minnies-remarks-ill-be-gnome-for-christmas-book-review/ 2024-10-16T17:27:25+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/20240807_071659-225x300.jpg https://susanbaganz.com/2024/10/21/author-confessions-to-be-or-not-to-be/ 2024-08-31T14:48:01+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/To-Be-or-not-to-Be-300x300.jpg?crop=1 https://susanbaganz.com/2024/10/14/author-confessions-author-pets/ 2024-08-30T20:19:26+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/857733_10200469302642721_77221688_o_10200469302642721-169x300.jpg https://susanbaganz.com/2024/10/11/olivers-opinion-the-keepers-secret-book-review/ 2024-10-12T01:34:19+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/keeper-181x300.jpg https://susanbaganz.com/2024/10/07/author-confessions-easter-eggs/ 2024-10-07T14:37:50+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/download.jpg https://www.youtube.com/embed/3YRRdgELN7U https://img.youtube.com/vi/3YRRdgELN7U/hqdefault.jpg Author Confessions: Easter Eggs Author Confessions: Easter Eggs Why, in fall, would I be talking about Easter eggs? I don't know, maybe because it's not about Resurrection Day or cute little bunnies or hunting for eggs around the yard or house. 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https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/we-are-delighted-to-receive-this-annual-arts-grant-from-the-local-government-of-beauray..png?w=1024 https://susanbaganz.com/2022/03/14/lessons-learned-from-writing-divine-fun/ 2022-03-12T20:12:28+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/thevirtuousviscount_w5385_750.jpg?w=621 https://susanbaganz.com/2022/03/02/writer-wednesday-lori-ann-wood/ 2022-03-02T17:35:59+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/300-dpi-photo-2.jpeg?w=460 https://susanbaganz.com/2022/02/21/all-understanding/ 2022-02-17T16:31:52+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/and-the-peace-of-god-which-surpasses-all-understanding-will-guard-your-hearts-and-your-minds-in-christ-jesus.png?w=1024 https://susanbaganz.com/2022/02/07/one-word-empowered/ 2022-02-07T15:18:14+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/empowered-2.png?w=1024 https://susanbaganz.com/2021/10/22/spatzle-speaks-sunflowers-and-suspicions-book-review/ 2021-10-21T19:45:09+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/51tzazrbfos.jpg?w=303 https://susanbaganz.com/2021/09/13/the-value-of-a-day/ 2021-09-14T17:30:21+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/if-this-were-my-last-day-on-earth-would-i-be-happy-about-how-i-left-the-people-around-me-would-they-know-without-a-doubt-how-loved-they-were.png?w=1024 https://youtu.be/xb1bx3hYfzg https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/if-this-were-my-last-day-on-earth-would-i-be-happy-about-how-i-left-the-people-around-me-would-they-know-without-a-doubt-how-loved-they-were.png?w=1024 The Value of a Day I'm a proactive worrier. A planner. I want to understand all the contingencies and be ready. Life doesn't always allow that though and nothing I've worried about has ever come to pass. I'm not superstitious enough to believe that my anxieties and preparation had anything to do with that. Worry robs https://www.youtube.com/embed/xb1bx3hYfzg https://img.youtube.com/vi/xb1bx3hYfzg/hqdefault.jpg The Value of a Day I'm a proactive worrier. A planner. I want to understand all the contingencies and be ready. Life doesn't always allow that though and nothing I've worried about has ever come to pass. I'm not superstitious enough to believe that my anxieties and preparation had anything to do with that. Worry robs https://susanbaganz.com/2021/08/21/spatzle-speaks-madis-secret-book-review/ 2021-08-26T13:44:54+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/madissecret_prc5504_300.jpg?w=200 https://susanbaganz.com/2021/08/04/writer-wednesday-lori-lipsky/ 2021-07-28T18:16:19+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/v/t1.6435-9/195127171_10215708252859026_3526671388555313929_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=TTsD665y26UAX-SH5nH&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&oh=524b922d6eca61bdc13046f21f665d8e&oe=61292824 May be an image of Lori Lipsky and glasses https://susanbaganz.com/2021/07/07/writer-wednesday-richard-s-brown/ 2021-07-05T18:40:23+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/richard-brown-178x158-1.jpg?w=178 https://susanbaganz.com/2021/06/05/spatzle-speaks-whitneys-vow-book-review/ 2021-06-05T18:45:35+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/kissing-cowboy.jpg?w=450 https://susanbaganz.com/2021/04/26/polarization-pollution/ 2021-04-25T18:37:49+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/finally-brothers-rejoice.-become-mature-be-encouraged-be-of-the-same-mind-be-at-peace-and-the-god-of-love-and-peace-will-be-with-you.-2-corinthians-13_11-hcsb-1.png?w=1024 https://susanbaganz.com/2021/04/23/spatzle-speaks-a-second-chance-for-grace-book-review/ 2021-04-23T21:00:34+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/grace.jpg?w=301 https://susanbaganz.com/2020/11/20/spatzle-speaks-an-escape-for-ellie-book-review/ 2020-11-05T17:11:06+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/2020/11/13/spatzle-speaks-love-stumbled-in-book-review/ 2020-11-05T17:10:16+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/2020/11/05/spatzle-speaks-following-the-sparrows-book-review/ 2020-11-05T16:40:17+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/2020/09/11/spatzle-speaks-patriots-courage-book-review/ 2020-09-10T19:10:36+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/patriots-courage-1.jpg?w=181 https://susanbaganz.com/2020/08/05/writer-wednesday-loree-peery/ 2020-04-10T15:23:58+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/new-author.jpg?w=240 https://susanbaganz.com/2020/07/01/writer-wednesday-barbara-britton/ 2020-02-24T19:59:11+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/britton-head-shot.jpg?w=240 https://susanbaganz.com/2020/06/03/writer-wednesday-kristen-joy-wilks/ 2020-01-10T21:00:07+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_5978-4.jpg?w=300 https://youtu.be/Kpz4i4JOp5o https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_5978-4.jpg?w=300 Writer Wednesday: Kristen Joy Wilks I'm so pleased to introduce you to Kristen Joy Wilks on this Writer Wednesday! I hope you enjoy meeting her! When did you decide you would be an author? Was it something you fell into, felt called to…? In 2001 I was in Canada with my husband while he went to seminary. I took some Bible College classes but he https://www.youtube.com/embed/Kpz4i4JOp5o https://img.youtube.com/vi/Kpz4i4JOp5o/hqdefault.jpg Writer Wednesday: Kristen Joy Wilks I'm so pleased to introduce you to Kristen Joy Wilks on this Writer Wednesday! I hope you enjoy meeting her! When did you decide you would be an author? Was it something you fell into, felt called to…? In 2001 I was in Canada with my husband while he went to seminary. I took some Bible College classes but he https://susanbaganz.com/2020/05/06/writer-wednesday-carol-raj/ 2020-01-10T20:38:52+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/300-dpi-photo-1.jpg?w=300 https://susanbaganz.com/2020/04/01/writer-wednesday-carol-james/ 2019-11-19T13:30:29+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/carol-james-rocks-twitter-small-1.jpg?w=300 https://susanbaganz.com/2020/03/06/spatzle-speaks-ponder-this-collection/ 2020-03-06T19:08:58+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ponderthis_series_sm.jpg?w=714 https://susanbaganz.com/2020/03/02/writer-wednesday-gail-pallotta/ 2019-11-19T13:31:04+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/portrait-shot-gail-pallotta.jpg https://susanbaganz.com/2020/02/05/writer-wednesday-kim-mcmahill/ 2019-11-19T13:31:38+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kimmcmahill.jpg?w=256 https://susanbaganz.com/2020/01/01/writer-wednesday-lillian-duncan/ 2019-11-19T16:50:23+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/lil2016bfix.jpg?w=238 https://susanbaganz.com/2019/12/04/writer-wednesday-penelope-marzec/ 2019-11-09T21:32:48+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/50259552_10158261224803975_3485619569932894208_n.jpg?w=300 https://susanbaganz.com/2019/11/25/seasons/ 2019-11-25T19:11:00+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/11114167_901609926590408_2031257664052128319_o.jpg?w=300 https://susanbaganz.com/2019/11/15/spatzle-speaks-christmas-extravaganza-book-reviews/ 2019-11-09T22:04:16+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/51kl2vxk1jl._sy346_.jpg?w=181 https://susanbaganz.com/2019/11/04/thankful-for-our-readers/ 2019-11-04T17:17:21+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/giveaway-pic-12.png?w=1024 https://susanbaganz.com/2019/11/01/ten-years/ 2019-10-30T15:11:55+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/thevirtuousviscount_w5385_750.jpg?w=182 https://youtu.be/4h2MraqIDRo https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/thevirtuousviscount_w5385_750.jpg?w=182 Ten Years Ten years ago, I listened to a still, small voice telling me to write a novel during NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month for more info go to www.nanowrimo.org). So I did. The first novel I ever wrote, finally released in November of 2017. I wrote 117,000 words in 21 days. The goal was 50,000 words in 30 days. I had https://www.youtube.com/embed/4h2MraqIDRo https://img.youtube.com/vi/4h2MraqIDRo/hqdefault.jpg Ten Years Ten years ago, I listened to a still, small voice telling me to write a novel during NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month for more info go to www.nanowrimo.org). So I did. The first novel I ever wrote, finally released in November of 2017. I wrote 117,000 words in 21 days. The goal was 50,000 words in 30 days. I had https://susanbaganz.com/2019/08/07/writer-wednesday-joanie-shawhan/ 2019-08-07T12:32:27+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/joanie-shawhan-e1562318504655.jpeg https://susanbaganz.com/2019/08/05/why-attend-a-writers-conference-2/ 2019-08-04T21:17:04+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/67162415_2383255008400607_7404829922486648832_n.jpg?w=714 https://susanbaganz.com/2019/07/12/spatzle-speaks-a-refuge-for-rosanna-book-review/ 2019-07-09T19:21:43+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/51mizkftlyl.jpg?w=182 https://susanbaganz.com/2019/04/12/spatzle-speaks-til-dice-do-us-part-book-review/ 2019-03-28T00:08:24+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/dice.jpg?w=181 https://susanbaganz.com/2019/04/05/spatzle-speaks-her-hometown-heart-book-review/ 2019-03-21T13:59:31+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/hometown.jpg?w=188 https://susanbaganz.com/2019/04/01/gods-sense-of-humor/ 2019-03-28T16:11:06+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20180718_165321.jpg?w=300 https://youtu.be/SPUJIbXN0WY https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20180718_165321.jpg?w=300 God's Sense of Humor I haven't posted here for a long time. Life got crazy last year between writing, editing, teaching high school until June, speaking at conferences, and then shoulder surgery. To top it off I met a man through online dating. First I tried Zoosk and I hate to say it, but I got romanced by a guy I never met https://www.youtube.com/embed/SPUJIbXN0WY https://img.youtube.com/vi/SPUJIbXN0WY/hqdefault.jpg God's Sense of Humor I haven't posted here for a long time. Life got crazy last year between writing, editing, teaching high school until June, speaking at conferences, and then shoulder surgery. To top it off I met a man through online dating. First I tried Zoosk and I hate to say it, but I got romanced by a guy I never met https://susanbaganz.com/2019/03/27/spatzle-speaks-her-deadly-reunion-book-review/ 2019-03-28T00:36:24+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/41oqx7rv0-l.jpg?w=199 https://susanbaganz.com/2019/03/22/spatzle-speaks-rust-book-review/ 2019-03-21T15:29:17+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/51zfgs5g2xl.jpg?w=187 https://susanbaganz.com/2019/03/15/spatzle-speaks-parhelion-book-review/ 2019-03-10T23:37:21+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/parhelion.jpg?w=200 https://susanbaganz.com/2019/03/08/spatzle-speaks-the-commandment-book-review/ 2019-01-25T20:34:47+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/commandment.jpg?w=180 https://susanbaganz.com/2019/03/01/spatzle-speaks-the-flip-side-of-love-book-review/ 2019-01-25T20:10:01+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/flip-side.jpg?w=188 https://susanbaganz.com/2019/02/22/spatzle-speaks-hair-calamities-and-hot-cashbook-review/ 2019-01-25T22:42:29+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/hair.jpg?w=182 https://susanbaganz.com/2019/02/15/spatzle-speaks-meow-matrimony-book-review/ 2019-01-25T19:08:21+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/meow-matrimony.jpg?w=180 https://susanbaganz.com/2019/02/08/spatzle-speaks-face-in-the-mirror-book-review/ 2019-01-25T18:45:03+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/face-in-the-mirror.jpg?w=183 https://susanbaganz.com/2019/02/01/spatzle-speaks-forgiving-tess-book-review/ 2019-01-25T22:40:58+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/forgiving-tess.jpg?w=182 https://susanbaganz.com/2019/01/25/spatzle-speaks-meow-mayhem-book-review/ 2019-01-25T17:01:34+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/meow-mayhem.jpg?w=181 https://susanbaganz.com/2018/11/30/spatzle-speaks-christmas-extravaganza-novellas-book-reviews/ 2018-11-01T20:28:12+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/christmaspassed_w5499_680.jpg?w=181 https://susanbaganz.com/2018/08/01/writer-wednesday-linda-yezak-2/ 2018-07-30T01:04:26+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/me-in-gruene-too.png https://susanbaganz.com/2018/07/30/shake-it-baby/ 2018-07-13T08:02:52+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://www.youtube.com/embed/EddjOiFcp9Y https://img.youtube.com/vi/EddjOiFcp9Y/hqdefault.jpg Shake It, Baby! I'm having surgery on my shoulder this week on August 2nd. The most often asked question I get is "how did you injure yourself?" So I finally decided to tell the story here. In reality, it is equal parts funny and sad. It all started last year when I was on a worship team. I sang backup and played https://susanbaganz.com/2018/07/23/that-bites/ 2018-07-13T08:49:31+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/10527536_10203908395857902_7548366281460488887_n.jpg?w=169 https://susanbaganz.com/2018/07/16/dream-chaser/ 2018-07-13T07:33:54+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/33825671_10215072176665445_8942590512678830080_n.jpg https://susanbaganz.com/2018/07/13/spatzle-speaks-lord-harrows-heart-book-review/ 2018-07-13T07:01:19+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/lordharrowsheart_w5386_750.jpg?w=181 https://susanbaganz.com/2018/07/04/writer-wednesday-peter-lundell/ 2018-06-22T16:33:36+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/peter.jpg https://susanbaganz.com/2018/05/26/spaztle-speaks-donuts-detours-book-review/ 2018-05-26T17:31:30+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/maltese-running.jpg?w=300 https://susanbaganz.com/2018/04/04/writer-wednesday-peter-toeg/ 2018-04-03T00:54:46+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/petertoeg3resized.jpg?w=199 https://susanbaganz.com/2018/03/07/writer-wednesday-emily-conrad/ 2018-03-07T13:41:53+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/conrad_headshot2.jpg?w=300 https://susanbaganz.com/2017/12/15/spatzle-speaks-threes-sixes-thieves-book-review/ 2017-11-11T18:32:12+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/3s-6s.jpg?w=184 https://susanbaganz.com/2017/12/08/spatzle-speaks-the-mystery-of-the-disappearing-moonlight-book-review/ 2017-11-11T18:01:35+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/moonlight.jpg?w=181 https://susanbaganz.com/2017/12/01/spatzle-speaks-christmas-novel-and-two-novellas-book-reviews/ 2017-11-11T17:48:29+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/christmas-perfect.jpg?w=176 https://susanbaganz.com/2017/11/24/spatlze-speaks-black-friday-and-black-diamond-gothic-regencies-book-reviews/ 2017-11-24T11:40:38+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/thebaronsblunder_w5336_750.jpg?w=182 https://susanbaganz.com/2017/11/18/spatzle-speaks-a-shattered-image-book-review/ 2017-11-11T16:27:54+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/through-a-shattered.jpg https://susanbaganz.com/2017/11/11/spatzle-speaks-lamp-unto-her-feet-book-review/ 2017-11-11T16:09:00+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lamp-unto-her-feet.png?w=210 https://susanbaganz.com/2017/09/06/writer-wednesday-kimberly-miller/ 2017-09-04T23:33:55+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/kimberly-miller.jpg?w=225 https://susanbaganz.com/2017/08/25/spatzle-speaks-picking-daisy-book-review/ 2017-08-25T11:47:34+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/51uyvgzujkl-_ac_sx348_sy500_ql65_.jpg https://susanbaganz.com/2017/08/04/spatzle-speaks-her-one-and-only-book-review/ 2017-08-01T00:33:19+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/heroneandonlycover.jpg?w=194 https://susanbaganz.com/2017/07/28/spatzle-speaks-bratwurst-bridges-book-review/ 2017-07-24T23:21:01+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/bratwurstandbridges_prc5372_3001.jpg https://susanbaganz.com/2017/07/24/interview-with-dan-and-skye-from-bratwurst-bridges/ 2017-07-23T20:40:51+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dollarphotoclub_52708745.jpg?w=200 https://susanbaganz.com/2017/07/14/spatzle-speaks-twisted-book-review/ 2017-07-13T23:45:32+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/twisted.jpg?w=181 https://susanbaganz.com/2017/07/10/2291/ 2017-07-09T22:08:02+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/bratwurstandbridges_prc5372_300.jpg https://youtu.be/LToOdzguNuY%5B/embed%5D https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/bratwurstandbridges_prc5372_300.jpg Vlog: Bratwurst & Bridges impending release Instead of writing a blog... I tried this instead. First - here's the cover for my upcoming novel, because, wow. Love it! It releases Friday, July 28th!  https://youtu.be/LToOdzguNuY https://www.youtube.com/embed/LToOdzguNuY[/embed] https://img.youtube.com/vi/LToOdzguNuY[/embed]/hqdefault.jpg Vlog: Bratwurst & Bridges impending release Instead of writing a blog... I tried this instead. First - here's the cover for my upcoming novel, because, wow. Love it! It releases Friday, July 28th!  https://youtu.be/LToOdzguNuY https://susanbaganz.com/2017/07/07/spatzle-speaks-a-match-for-melissa/ 2017-07-03T11:38:11+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/a-match-for-melissa.jpg?w=182 https://susanbaganz.com/2017/07/03/stuffing-is-fine-for-turkeys-not-humans/ 2017-07-03T01:13:01+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/robert-deniro-on-writers.jpg https://youtu.be/1Yq6W7YAHM4%5B/embed%5D https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/robert-deniro-on-writers.jpg Stuffing is Fine for Turkeys, Not Humans I haven't posted anything for some time because, well, to be honest, life has been crazy. I've made some changes in my life and God has given me amazing peace as He has led me on this path. I'm blessed beyond what I could adequately express. But here's the rub. I have Major Depressive Disorder. Most https://www.youtube.com/embed/1Yq6W7YAHM4[/embed] https://img.youtube.com/vi/1Yq6W7YAHM4[/embed]/hqdefault.jpg Stuffing is Fine for Turkeys, Not Humans I haven't posted anything for some time because, well, to be honest, life has been crazy. I've made some changes in my life and God has given me amazing peace as He has led me on this path. I'm blessed beyond what I could adequately express. But here's the rub. I have Major Depressive Disorder. Most https://susanbaganz.com/2017/04/24/the-metaphor-of-steel-in-sofis-bridge-blog-hop/ 2017-04-24T10:12:37+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/d8a5f-blogalliance_ban.png https://susanbaganz.com/2017/03/11/spatzle-speaks-root-beer-roadblocks-book-review/ 2017-03-11T22:35:48+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/rootbeerandroadblocks_300.jpg https://susanbaganz.com/2017/03/01/the-human-factor-in-root-beer-and-roadblocks/ 2017-03-01T23:16:57+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/rootbeerandroadblocks_300.jpg rootbeerandroadblocks_300 https://youtu.be/5SOjZOmYyo4 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/rootbeerandroadblocks_300.jpg The Human Factor In Root Beer and Roadblocks The path to publishing isn't always a smooth ride. Today Root Beer & Roadblocks finally released in ebook form. A new publisher has meant a learning curve for author and editors alike. (The print version should be available in another week). This is not the first time I've had a book delayed and to be https://www.youtube.com/embed/5SOjZOmYyo4 https://img.youtube.com/vi/5SOjZOmYyo4/hqdefault.jpg The Human Factor In Root Beer and Roadblocks The path to publishing isn't always a smooth ride. Today Root Beer & Roadblocks finally released in ebook form. A new publisher has meant a learning curve for author and editors alike. (The print version should be available in another week). This is not the first time I've had a book delayed and to be https://susanbaganz.com/2017/01/23/interview-with-nikolos-acton-from-feta-freeways/ 2017-01-20T15:02:04+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/adobestock_24863009.jpeg?w=201 uomo https://youtu.be/2qJuVQ5Qb_E https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/adobestock_24863009.jpeg?w=201 Interview with Nikolos Acton from Feta & Freeways I'm excited. Feta & Freeways was the third book in my Orchard Hill Romance series but in a couple of weeks Root Beer & Roadblocks releases. I figured it would be nice for you to get to know my leading man, Nikolos Acton. He leads vocals and plays acoustic guitar for a band called Specific Gravity. https://www.youtube.com/embed/2qJuVQ5Qb_E https://img.youtube.com/vi/2qJuVQ5Qb_E/hqdefault.jpg Interview with Nikolos Acton from Feta & Freeways I'm excited. Feta & Freeways was the third book in my Orchard Hill Romance series but in a couple of weeks Root Beer & Roadblocks releases. I figured it would be nice for you to get to know my leading man, Nikolos Acton. He leads vocals and plays acoustic guitar for a band called Specific Gravity. https://susanbaganz.com/2017/01/20/spatzle-speaks-baby-bunco-book-review/ 2017-01-20T12:43:22+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/babybunco-300-w200-o.jpg babybunco-300-w200-o https://susanbaganz.com/2017/01/16/when-a-rejection-bears-fruit/ 2017-01-16T15:49:04+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/logo.png logo https://susanbaganz.com/2016/12/16/spatzle-speaks-hoping-for-joy-book-review/ 2016-12-15T19:28:10+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/51sbsfx7ll.jpg?w=200 51sbsfx7ll https://susanbaganz.com/2016/12/07/writer-wednesday-cathe-swanson/ 2016-12-06T20:30:21+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/cathesquare.jpg?w=300 cathesquare https://susanbaganz.com/2016/11/18/spatzle-speaks-cowboy-christmas-novellas-book-reviews/ 2016-11-18T16:44:17+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/61xsz4yhnal.jpg?w=200 https://susanbaganz.com/2016/11/11/spatzle-speaks-understory-book-review/ 2016-11-11T11:43:03+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/51vvzd4ocsl.jpg?w=200 51vvzd4ocsl https://susanbaganz.com/2016/11/04/spatzle-speaks-alone-book-review/ 2016-11-05T00:44:49+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/alone.jpg?w=200 alone https://susanbaganz.com/2016/11/02/writer-wednesday-liz-tolsma/ 2016-10-02T23:55:52+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/liz-tolsma-headshot-2.png?w=200 liz-tolsma-headshot-2 https://susanbaganz.com/2016/10/28/spatzle-speaks-racing-hearts-book-review/ 2016-10-27T18:02:54+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/513i2zquyjl.jpg?w=200 513i2zquyjl https://susanbaganz.com/2016/10/21/spatzle-speaks-sparks-of-love-book-review/ 2016-10-20T18:37:25+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sparks-of-love.jpg?w=200 sparks-of-love https://susanbaganz.com/2016/10/07/spatzle-speaks-snow-angels-book-review/ 2016-10-06T14:16:51+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/snow-angels-cover.jpg?w=200 snow-angels-cover https://susanbaganz.com/2016/10/05/writer-wednesday-brooke-williams/ 2016-07-09T18:42:22+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_8272pcpv.jpg?w=300 IMG_8272PCPV https://susanbaganz.com/2016/10/03/whats-with-your-crazy-titles/ 2016-09-29T19:06:49+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/pestoandpotholes2.jpg?w=100 PestoandPotholes2 https://susanbaganz.com/2016/10/02/spatzle-speaks-a-haven-in-the-woods-book-review/ 2016-10-02T23:34:33+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/a-haven-in-the-woods.jpg a-haven-in-the-woods https://susanbaganz.com/2016/09/16/spatzle-speaks-feta-freeways-book-review/ 2016-09-16T12:11:48+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/burlap_to_cashmere-steve-and-johnny.jpg?w=300 Burlap_To_Cashmere Steve and Johnny https://susanbaganz.com/2016/09/07/writer-wednesday-dixie-jarchow/ 2016-07-09T13:05:13+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image1.jpg?w=300 image1 https://susanbaganz.com/2016/09/05/dream-musings-and-music/ 2016-09-05T16:29:03+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/jonahs-vacation.jpg Jonah's Vacation https://www.youtube.com/embed/RF_-lCAHCjA https://img.youtube.com/vi/RF_-lCAHCjA/hqdefault.jpg Dream Musings and Music Not all dreams become reality. Sad isn't it? People come along and kill our dreams. Sometimes real life interferes. When I grew up I wanted to be a disc jockey. You know. A DJ. I love music. Always have. I enjoy singing. I love to talk, so radio seemed like a great place for me. But my father told me that radio https://susanbaganz.com/2016/08/29/2134/ 2016-08-25T14:17:37+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/talkinglove_baganz.jpg?w=714 Photo frame or gift card with valentines heart shaped ribbon https://susanbaganz.com/2016/08/26/spatzle-speaks-the-barons-blunder-book-review/ 2016-08-25T14:05:27+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/the-barons-blunder.jpg?w=200 THE Baron's Blunder https://susanbaganz.com/2016/08/22/one-way-a-book-gets-written/ 2016-08-22T12:18:04+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/fragileblessings.jpg?w=200 FragileBlessings https://susanbaganz.com/2016/08/19/spatzle-speaks-accidental-mystery-at-camp-soaring-eagle-book-review/ 2016-08-19T19:52:23+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/accidental-mystery.jpg?w=200 accidental mystery https://susanbaganz.com/2016/08/03/writer-wednesday-andrea-boeshaar/ 2016-07-08T21:09:39+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/akb-2013_small-pic.jpg?w=298 AKB 2013_small pic https://susanbaganz.com/2016/07/15/spatzle-speaks-evidence-not-seen-book-review/ 2016-07-15T11:04:48+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/45d68-loveis_evidencenotseen2bcopy2b2528533x8002529.jpg https://susanbaganz.com/2016/07/08/spatzle-speaks-through-raging-waters-book-review/ 2016-07-07T17:23:34+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ragingwaters-copy.jpg?w=200 RagingWaters copy https://susanbaganz.com/2016/07/06/writer-wednesday-linda-yezak/ 2016-07-01T14:02:35+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/linda-2010.jpeg?w=300 Linda 2010 https://susanbaganz.com/2016/07/01/spatzle-speaks-the-final-ride-book-review/ 2016-07-01T13:19:36+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cover-proof.jpg?w=194 cover proof https://susanbaganz.com/2016/06/13/the-god-answered-my-prayer-conundrum/ 2016-06-08T14:32:11+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/god-is-doing-10000-things.jpg?w=300 God is doing 10000 things https://susanbaganz.com/2016/06/08/spatzle-speaks-dumpster-dicing/ 2016-06-11T13:26:19+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bunco-biddies.jpg?w=296 bunco biddies https://susanbaganz.com/2016/05/27/spatzle-speaks-navy-blues-book-review/ 2016-05-27T11:26:13+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/loveis_navyblues-copy-2.jpg?w=200 loveis_navyblues-copy-2 https://susanbaganz.com/2016/04/29/spatzle-speaks-crux-of-honor-book-review/ 2016-04-29T11:54:50+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/crux-of-honor.jpg?w=200 crux of honor https://susanbaganz.com/2016/03/25/spatzle-speaks-everything-about-you-book-review/ 2016-02-25T23:49:25+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/everythingaboutyou-small.jpg EverythingAboutYou small https://susanbaganz.com/2016/02/26/spatzle-speaks-work-in-progress-book-review/ 2016-02-19T12:16:22+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/work-in-progress_.jpg Work in Progress_ https://susanbaganz.com/2016/02/19/spatzle-speaks-greener-grass-book-review/ 2016-02-19T12:08:17+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/greenergrasses.jpg GreenerGrasses https://susanbaganz.com/2016/02/12/spatzle-speaks-clue-into-kindness-book-review/ 2016-02-12T16:29:58+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/clue-into-kindness.jpg clue into kindness https://susanbaganz.com/2016/02/05/spatzle-speaks-hounded-anita-klumpers/ 2016-01-13T15:33:52+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/hounded.jpg?w=201 hounded https://susanbaganz.com/2016/02/03/writer-wednesday-danele-rotharmel/ 2016-01-12T17:47:10+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/danele-rotharmel.jpg?w=251 Danele Rotharmel https://susanbaganz.com/2016/01/29/spatzle-speaks-catch-of-a-lifetime-book-review/ 2016-01-20T15:03:39+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/download.jpg download https://susanbaganz.com/2016/01/25/stephanies-story-salsa-speed-bumps/ 2016-01-26T01:37:25+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://www.youtube.com/embed/77SuukJEJ2Q[/embed] https://img.youtube.com/vi/77SuukJEJ2Q[/embed]/hqdefault.jpg Stephanie's Story (Salsa & Speed Bumps) How do I come to write a story? My friend Lisa Lickel teaches about using the "what if?" question. So I did that with my character Stephanie. What if a nice Christian gal is dating a guy and raped within that relationship. She doesn't report (most don't) and finds out later that because of that one https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZGoWtY_h4xo https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZGoWtY_h4xo/hqdefault.jpg Stephanie's Story (Salsa & Speed Bumps) How do I come to write a story? My friend Lisa Lickel teaches about using the "what if?" question. So I did that with my character Stephanie. What if a nice Christian gal is dating a guy and raped within that relationship. She doesn't report (most don't) and finds out later that because of that one https://susanbaganz.com/2016/01/22/spatzle-speaks-salsa-and-speed-bumps-book-review/ 2016-01-20T20:13:43+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/salsaandspeedbumps-copy-2.jpg?w=200 SalsaandSpeedbumps copy (2) https://susanbaganz.com/2016/01/15/spatzle-speaks-time-tsunami-book-review/ 2016-01-15T14:39:41+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/time-tsunami.jpg time tsunami https://susanbaganz.com/2016/01/06/writer-wednesday-beth-ziarnik/ 2015-12-30T22:50:58+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/beths-head-shot.jpg Beth's head shot https://susanbaganz.com/2016/01/01/spatzle-speaks-her-deadly-inheritance-book-review/ 2016-01-01T19:59:56+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/her-deadly-inheritance.jpg her deadly inheritance https://susanbaganz.com/2015/12/16/loves-christmas-novellas-book-reviews/ 2015-12-16T12:28:43+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/12274430_10205504727517707_465432502419226296_n.jpg 12274430_10205504727517707_465432502419226296_n https://susanbaganz.com/2015/12/16/seasons-of-love-book-review/ 2015-12-16T11:46:29+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ebook_seasonsoflove-copy.jpg?w=200 ebook_seasonsoflove copy https://susanbaganz.com/2015/11/06/shattered-trust-j-chris-richards/ 2015-11-06T12:09:57+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/shatteredtrust_ebook1-copy.jpg?w=200 ShatteredTrust_Ebook1 copy https://susanbaganz.com/2015/10/30/the-secret-of-pembrooke-park-book-review/ 2015-10-08T21:09:54+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/2015/10/23/freed-to-forgive-book-review/ 2015-10-08T20:17:32+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/freed-to-forgive.jpg freed to forgive https://susanbaganz.com/2015/10/16/red-like-crimson-book-review/ 2015-10-08T21:24:42+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/red-like-crimson.jpg?w=225 red like crimson https://susanbaganz.com/2015/10/12/tribute-to-her-father/ 2015-10-12T11:55:31+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/steve-and-bindi.jpg?w=300 steve and bindi https://www.youtube.com/embed/PWm1S7-q9WE https://img.youtube.com/vi/PWm1S7-q9WE/hqdefault.jpg A Tribute to Her Father Last week on Dancing with the Stars, Bindi Irwin did an emotional dance tribute to her father. If you've watched it you know, it was moving. Especially if you see the reasons behind the dance and the emotions she experienced as Derek Hough and her prepared. You might shed tears. But it also made me think. I was https://susanbaganz.com/2015/10/09/reviving-jules-book-review/ 2015-10-09T11:46:48+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/reviving-jules.jpg reviving jules https://susanbaganz.com/2015/09/11/mamarrazi-book-review/ 2015-09-09T15:28:40+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/mamarrazi-book-cover.jpg?w=200 Mamarrazi book cover https://susanbaganz.com/2015/09/04/for-our-good-book-review/ 2015-09-04T10:46:51+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/for-our-good-book-cover.jpg?w=200 For Our Good book cover https://susanbaganz.com/2015/07/10/to-soar-on-eagles-wings-book-review/ 2015-07-10T16:35:26+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tosoaroneaglewings-copy.jpg?w=200 ToSoaronEagleWings copy https://susanbaganz.com/2015/07/01/writer-wednesday-with-gail-pallotta/ 2015-06-05T18:07:52+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/portrait-shot-gail-pallotta.jpg?w=300 Portrait shot Gail Pallotta https://susanbaganz.com/2015/06/29/inquiring-minds-want-to-know-part-4-of-4/ 2015-05-30T15:43:43+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/2015/06/22/inquiring-minds-want-to-know-part-3-of-4/ 2015-05-30T15:28:27+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/2015/06/19/patriots-pride-book-review/ 2015-06-19T01:41:04+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/patriots-pride.jpg Patriot's pride https://susanbaganz.com/2015/06/15/inquiring-minds-want-to-know-part-2-of-4/ 2015-05-30T15:08:56+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/2015/06/08/inquiring-minds-want-to-know-part-1-of-4/ 2015-05-30T15:28:54+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dollarphotoclub_63546368.jpg?w=300 Pothole road damage https://susanbaganz.com/2015/06/01/when-joy-takes-over/ 2015-05-30T14:40:41+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dollarphotoclub_71011567.jpg?w=200 Bird in cage https://susanbaganz.com/2015/05/22/the-last-princess-of-meigan/ 2015-05-22T16:49:14+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/last-princess.jpg?w=200 last Princess https://susanbaganz.com/2015/05/18/buon-appetito/ 2015-06-18T12:19:00+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_20150515_200630-1.jpg?w=180 IMG_20150515_200630 (1) https://susanbaganz.com/2015/05/08/from-the-start-book-review/ 2015-05-08T00:17:17+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/from-the-start.jpg?w=194 from the start https://susanbaganz.com/2015/05/06/interview-with-author-dian-gates/ 2015-05-06T11:00:13+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/diane-gates.jpg?w=225 diane gates https://susanbaganz.com/2015/05/05/the-rocky-journey-to-publication/ 2015-05-05T13:00:52+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/gazebo-with-title.jpg?w=300 gazebo with title https://susanbaganz.com/2015/05/01/pesto-potholes-is-finally-here/ 2015-05-01T00:40:36+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/pestoandpotholes2.jpg?w=200 PestoandPotholes2 https://susanbaganz.com/2015/04/20/nobody-knows-me-like-him-my-re-birthday/ 2015-04-15T11:55:41+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/id-10036830.jpg?w=300 Image courtesy of digitalart at FreeDigitalPhotos.net https://youtu.be/nl39O8fPcPI%5B/embed%5D https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/id-10036830.jpg?w=300 Nobody Knows Me Like Him--My Re-birthday Image courtesy of digitalart at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Today I celebrate. I've walked with God now for thirty-four years of my life. More than twice the amount of years I had lived seeking a relationship with a distant deity. My early childhood journals include many musings about God and a desire to be close to https://www.youtube.com/embed/nl39O8fPcPI[/embed] https://img.youtube.com/vi/nl39O8fPcPI[/embed]/hqdefault.jpg Nobody Knows Me Like Him--My Re-birthday Image courtesy of digitalart at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Today I celebrate. I've walked with God now for thirty-four years of my life. More than twice the amount of years I had lived seeking a relationship with a distant deity. My early childhood journals include many musings about God and a desire to be close to https://susanbaganz.com/2015/04/10/year-of-jubilee-book-review/ 2015-04-10T13:03:51+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/year-of-jubilee.jpg year of jubilee https://susanbaganz.com/2015/04/01/writer-wednesday-with-julie-cosgrove/ 2015-03-17T16:41:44+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2nd_prof_portrait_crop_267x405.jpg?w=199 2nd_prof_portrait_crop_267x405 https://susanbaganz.com/2015/03/23/interview-with-renata-and-tony/ 2015-03-23T13:03:13+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/pestoandpotholes2.jpg?w=200 PestoandPotholes2 https://youtu.be/oravGRO9LC8%5B/embed%5D https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/pestoandpotholes2.jpg?w=200 Interview with Renata and Tony Renate Blake and Antonio (Tony) DeLuca are the main characters in Pesto and Potholes, an inspirational contemporary romance releasing April 24, 2015. We sat down the couple together to ask a few questions about the book and their journey. What did you think when you first met each other?  Tony: I thought she was cute https://www.youtube.com/embed/oravGRO9LC8[/embed] https://img.youtube.com/vi/oravGRO9LC8[/embed]/hqdefault.jpg Interview with Renata and Tony Renate Blake and Antonio (Tony) DeLuca are the main characters in Pesto and Potholes, an inspirational contemporary romance releasing April 24, 2015. We sat down the couple together to ask a few questions about the book and their journey. What did you think when you first met each other?  Tony: I thought she was cute https://susanbaganz.com/2015/03/13/beast-of-stratton-book-review/ 2015-03-11T13:45:32+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/beastofstratton_ebook.jpg?w=200 BeastofStratton_eBook https://susanbaganz.com/2015/03/02/interview-with-antonio-deluca/ 2015-03-02T19:38:50+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dollarphotoclub_49534357.jpg?w=246 Tony DeLuca from Pesto and Potholes https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZGoWtY_h4xo https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZGoWtY_h4xo/hqdefault.jpg Interview with Antonio DeLuca Tony DeLuca from Pesto and Potholes I'd like you to meet Antonio "Tony" DeLuca, whose story is featured in the novel Pesto and Potholes, releasing soon! Tony, how do you feel about your story being told? I think the book is really more Ren's story than mine. I'm a little embarrassed to have my https://susanbaganz.com/2015/02/23/whos-your-sam/ 2015-02-22T12:41:21+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://www.youtube.com/embed/A_u9Hc0Yg1o https://img.youtube.com/vi/A_u9Hc0Yg1o/hqdefault.jpg Who's Your Sam? A few weeks back, I did a talk at our local ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) chapter and challenged my fellow writers with this final question: Who is your Sam? Let me give you some background. Life is tough. Duh. You already knew that, didn't you? Being a Christian can be a challenging road to walk. Oh, https://www.youtube.com/embed/6Gl3vuQLrKM https://img.youtube.com/vi/6Gl3vuQLrKM/hqdefault.jpg Who's Your Sam? A few weeks back, I did a talk at our local ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) chapter and challenged my fellow writers with this final question: Who is your Sam? Let me give you some background. Life is tough. Duh. You already knew that, didn't you? Being a Christian can be a challenging road to walk. Oh, https://susanbaganz.com/2015/02/16/interview-with-renata-blake/ 2015-03-16T14:25:12+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dollarphotoclub_59473007.jpg?w=300 Renata from Pesto and Potholes https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fo3DudOzV4k https://img.youtube.com/vi/Fo3DudOzV4k/hqdefault.jpg Interview with Renata Blake Renata from Pesto and Potholes Meet Renata Blake. Her story is featured in the novel Pesto and Potholes releasing March 27, 2015. Renata, how do you feel about your story being told? Initially I wasn’t too happy about it. I’ve had plenty of bad press in the past and the last thing I need is my family getting wind https://susanbaganz.com/2015/02/06/accept-this-dandelion-book-review/ 2015-02-04T14:28:07+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/acceptthisdandelion.jpg?w=200 AcceptThisDandelion https://susanbaganz.com/2015/01/16/legitimate-lies-book-review/ 2015-01-16T12:24:24+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/legit-lies-ebook.jpg legit lies ebook https://susanbaganz.com/2015/01/05/sisterhood-of-world-bloggers/ 2015-01-05T01:23:51+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sisterhood.png sisterhood https://susanbaganz.com/2014/12/05/love-takes-flight-book-review/ 2014-12-02T23:10:47+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/lovetakesflight-copy.jpg?w=200 LoveTakesFlight copy https://susanbaganz.com/2014/12/03/writer-wednesday-with-becky-wade/ 2014-12-03T12:51:18+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/my-stubborn-heart.jpg my stubborn heart https://susanbaganz.com/2014/11/05/writer-wednesday-with-melissa-tagg/ 2014-11-05T11:48:17+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/melissa-tagg.jpg?w=199 melissa tagg https://susanbaganz.com/2014/10/31/wishing-on-buttercups-book-review/ 2014-10-31T11:23:15+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/buttercups.jpg buttercups https://susanbaganz.com/2014/10/27/blog-hop/ 2014-10-27T00:48:58+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/baganz-0524-edited-color.jpg?w=199 Baganz 0524 Edited color https://susanbaganz.com/2014/10/24/the-forgotten-princess-of-elmetia-book-review/ 2014-10-22T14:55:52+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/lost-princess.jpg Lost princess https://www.youtube.com/embed/7VUpOotET2o[/embed] https://img.youtube.com/vi/7VUpOotET2o[/embed]/hqdefault.jpg The Forgotten Princess of Elmetia (Book Review) The Forgotten Princess of Elmetia by Rachel James is a Medieval romance with plenty of action. The book takes place in the 600's AD of Great Britain in the region of Elmetia where Princess Teagan as a girl finds escape from the carnage of her father's kingdom in taking on the identity of a servant. She is https://susanbaganz.com/2014/10/17/breach-of-trust-book-review/ 2014-10-16T22:16:07+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/breach-of-trust.jpg?w=200 breach of trust https://susanbaganz.com/2014/10/06/a-christ-like-hero/ 2014-10-05T23:27:29+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/tony-new-creation.jpg?w=300 Tony New Creation https://susanbaganz.com/2014/10/03/tried-and-true-book-review/ 2014-09-25T17:39:49+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tried-and-true.jpg Tried and True https://susanbaganz.com/2014/09/29/are-my-words-a-clanging-cowbell/ 2014-09-25T18:13:52+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://www.youtube.com/embed/anVweXDcxhA[/embed] https://img.youtube.com/vi/anVweXDcxhA[/embed]/hqdefault.jpg Are My Words A Clanging Cowbell? I've not had much to say lately so I've not been as faithful with my posts. And maybe that's a good thing. As I helped my friend Beth Ziarnik get her own blog up and running, we talked about the fear of just adding to the noise of the world around us. We don't want to toss words willy nilly to have https://susanbaganz.com/2014/09/26/the-right-ingredients-book-review/ 2014-09-25T17:22:01+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ebooktri-copy-1-200x300.jpg EbookTRI copy (1) (200x300) https://susanbaganz.com/2014/09/15/fishing-for-love-regency-short-story/ 2014-09-14T18:04:19+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/id-100795.jpg?w=300 Image courtesy of EA at FreeDigitalPhotos.net https://susanbaganz.com/2014/09/08/mistakes/ 2014-09-08T00:22:35+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://www.youtube.com/embed/KSVeIUoA36Y https://img.youtube.com/vi/KSVeIUoA36Y/hqdefault.jpg Mistakes I have a tendency to be a klutz. I do weird things but not on purpose. They just happen. Words come out wrong. I might get confused and do something silly or stupid. Sometimes I am unaware of this. Apparently this is quite funny to most people. Sometimes I can laugh too. But one part of depression involves mood and the https://susanbaganz.com/2014/09/05/silenced-book-review/ 2014-08-20T12:39:48+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/book-silenced.jpg?w=193 Book - Silenced https://susanbaganz.com/2014/09/01/what-would-success-look-like-for-you/ 2014-08-31T19:30:55+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/renate-god-loves-you.jpg?w=300 Renate - God loves you https://susanbaganz.com/2014/08/29/a-secret-life-book-review/ 2014-08-29T12:34:32+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/asecretlife_ecover.jpg?w=200 ASecretLife_ecover https://susanbaganz.com/2014/08/25/whatever-happened-to-compassion/ 2014-08-25T00:28:32+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/fruit-checker.jpg?w=300 fruit checker https://www.youtube.com/embed/-08YZF87OBQ[/embed] https://img.youtube.com/vi/-08YZF87OBQ[/embed]/hqdefault.jpg Whatever Happened to Compassion? I'm fed up. I pray that I never know enough to be a jerk about it. I want to be fully cognizant that the more I learn the less I know about myself, the people around me and the world I live in. Why would this be my beef right now? Because some people blamed Robin William's death on his wife. Some tortured his https://susanbaganz.com/2014/08/22/stranded-book-review/ 2014-08-20T12:25:02+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/stranded.jpg?w=193 Stranded https://susanbaganz.com/2014/08/18/check-in-short-story-romance/ 2014-08-18T01:57:15+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/id-10028301.jpg?w=300 Image courtesy of Salvatore Vuono at FreeDigitalPhotos.net https://susanbaganz.com/2014/08/15/beautiful-bandit-book-review/ 2014-08-15T13:08:01+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/beautifulbanditcovercomp.jpg?w=209 BeautifulBanditCoverComp https://susanbaganz.com/2014/08/11/not-good-enough/ 2014-08-10T20:07:07+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/id-100148084.jpg?w=300 Image courtesy of David Castillo Dominici at FreeDigitalPhotos.net https://susanbaganz.com/2014/08/08/hush-in-the-storm-book-review/ 2014-08-08T13:39:56+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/hush.jpg?w=200 hush https://susanbaganz.com/2014/08/06/writer-wednesday-anita-klumpers/ 2014-08-04T19:50:52+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc08263.jpg?w=258 SONY DSC https://susanbaganz.com/2014/08/04/the-difference-between-writers-and-schizophrenia/ 2014-08-04T12:10:42+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/id-10031458.jpg?w=300 Image courtesy of anat_tikker / FreeDigitalPhotos.net https://susanbaganz.com/2014/08/01/shattered-book-review/ 2014-07-13T20:45:59+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/shattered.jpg shattered https://susanbaganz.com/2014/07/25/a-match-of-wits-book-review/ 2014-07-10T11:32:38+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/a-match-of-wits.jpg a match of wits https://susanbaganz.com/2014/07/21/point-of-view-snob/ 2014-07-20T17:14:24+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/id-10043646.jpg?w=300 Image courtesy of digitalart / FreeDigitalPhotos.net https://susanbaganz.com/2014/07/18/falling-like-a-rock-book-review/ 2014-07-16T14:05:17+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ebook-cover-copy-1.jpg?w=200 ebook cover copy (1) https://susanbaganz.com/2014/07/14/skipping-stones/ 2014-07-13T21:46:34+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/me-with-burlap-to-cashmere.jpg?w=300 me with burlap to cashmere https://www.youtube.com/embed/RNu2VTmrCkQ https://img.youtube.com/vi/RNu2VTmrCkQ/hqdefault.jpg Skipping Stones At some level we all want to know we are important. The truth is that actions and words can have a ripple effect we don't know about and that can impact the world for centuries to come. It's hard to live in that reality that one person is important. That no person is ever unimportant. Some people are a force https://susanbaganz.com/2014/07/11/sparks-fly-book-review/ 2014-07-11T11:01:32+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/test-copy.jpg?w=200 test copy https://susanbaganz.com/2014/07/10/a-walk-in-the-woods-serial-short-story-romance-part-4-of-4/ 2014-07-05T13:56:38+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/id-10033141.jpg?w=300 Image courtesy of photostock / FreeDigitalPhotos.net https://susanbaganz.com/2014/07/09/a-walk-in-the-woods-serial-short-story-romance-part-3-of-4/ 2014-07-07T01:40:37+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/id-100236519.jpg?w=300 Image courtesy of papaija2008 / FreeDigitalPhotos.net https://susanbaganz.com/2014/07/08/a-walk-in-the-woods-serial-short-story-2-of-4/ 2014-07-07T01:21:38+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/id-10035002.jpg?w=218 Image courtesy of photostock / FreeDigitalPhotos.net https://susanbaganz.com/2014/07/07/a-walk-in-the-woods-serial-short-story-1-of-4/ 2014-07-07T01:16:45+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/id-10049538.jpg?w=300 Image courtesy of photostock / FreeDigitalPhotos.net https://susanbaganz.com/2014/07/04/submerged-book-review/ 2014-06-13T17:09:46+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/submerged.jpg submerged https://susanbaganz.com/2014/07/02/writer-wednesday-loree-lough/ 2014-06-25T22:36:19+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/loree-main-photo.jpg Loree main photo https://susanbaganz.com/2014/06/30/whats-your-favorite-flavor/ 2014-06-30T01:05:24+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/id-10094079.jpg?w=300 Image courtesy of debspoons / FreeDigitalPhotos.net https://susanbaganz.com/2014/06/27/firewall-book-review/ 2014-03-30T23:47:38+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/firewall.jpg?w=198 Firewall https://susanbaganz.com/2014/06/23/its-a-wonderful-life-even-when-it-isnt/ 2014-06-23T14:09:48+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/jimmy-stewart.jpg?w=300 A depressed George Bailey. https://susanbaganz.com/2014/06/20/stuck-together-book-review/ 2014-06-13T17:05:31+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/stuck-together.jpg 10948 StuckTogether_mck.indd https://susanbaganz.com/2014/06/06/full-steam-ahead-book-review/ 2014-06-02T17:11:40+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/full-steam-ahead.jpg?w=193 full steam ahead https://susanbaganz.com/2014/06/02/im-no-expert/ 2014-06-02T18:04:05+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/id-10091173.jpg?w=199 Image courtesy of adamr / FreeDigitalPhotos.net https://susanbaganz.com/2014/05/30/undetected-book-review/ 2014-05-30T00:47:31+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/undetected.jpg?w=194 Undetected https://susanbaganz.com/2014/05/19/re-entry-when-the-conference-is-over-and-you-go-home/ 2014-05-19T12:38:00+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/estes-park-1.jpg?w=300 Estes Park 1 https://susanbaganz.com/2014/05/12/secrets-poem/ 2014-05-11T22:01:36+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0174.jpg?w=300 IMG_0174 https://susanbaganz.com/2014/05/09/white-knight-book-review/ 2014-05-02T14:45:48+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/white-knight.jpg?w=199 white knight https://susanbaganz.com/2014/05/05/homophones-an-authors-nemesis/ 2014-05-05T10:39:34+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/peanuts-grammar-nazi.jpg peanuts grammar nazi https://www.youtube.com/embed/K0J-T2lr0Ms https://img.youtube.com/vi/K0J-T2lr0Ms/hqdefault.jpg Homophones: An Author's Nemesis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0J-T2lr0Ms I have always enjoyed Veggie Tales but this silly song by Larry the Cucumber is especially poignant to an author. To be clear, having problems with homophones does not make me racist against phonics. Not at all. Because weather, I mean whether you like it or not, the English https://susanbaganz.com/2014/05/02/here-to-stay-book-review/ 2014-04-29T21:05:00+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/here-to-stay.jpg?w=193 Here to stay https://susanbaganz.com/2014/04/28/elevator-pitch/ 2014-04-28T10:40:36+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ring-lotr.jpg?w=300 "One ring to rule them all. One ring to find them. One ring to bring them all. And in the darkness, bind them." https://susanbaganz.com/2014/04/25/ten-reasons-to-buy-a-poetry-book/ 2014-04-23T20:28:34+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/my-soul2.jpg?w=218 my soul2 https://susanbaganz.com/2014/04/21/new-life/ 2014-04-21T12:48:30+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://www.youtube.com/embed/KsXz6sHjG1o https://img.youtube.com/vi/KsXz6sHjG1o/hqdefault.jpg New Life Yesterday we celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. The cross is empty as is the tomb. No body was found in the grave and a living, breathing Lord appeared to some. Those appearances were not simply that he was there and those people recognized him though. One of my favorite stories, and not often https://susanbaganz.com/2014/04/14/lost-love-reunion-short-story/ 2014-04-14T12:37:34+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/2014/04/07/rant-on-mental-illness/ 2014-04-07T12:38:16+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sherlock-whats-it-like-in-your-funny-little-brains.jpg?w=252 sherlock - whats it like in your funny little brains https://susanbaganz.com/2014/04/04/tide-and-tempest-book-review/ 2014-03-30T23:09:58+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/tide-and-tempest.jpg?w=191 Tide and Tempest https://susanbaganz.com/2014/03/31/the-crash-of-the-loose-train-of-thought/ 2014-03-31T10:43:40+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/id-1003391.jpg?w=199 Image courtesy of Tom Curtis / FreeDigitalPhotos.net https://susanbaganz.com/2014/03/24/confessions-of-a-newbie-editor/ 2014-03-24T10:39:48+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/prism-logo.jpg prism logo https://susanbaganz.com/2014/03/21/legacy-and-love-book-review/ 2014-03-20T16:12:35+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/legacyandlove_ebook2-copy-1.jpg?w=200 LegacyandLove_ebook2 copy (1) https://susanbaganz.com/2014/03/17/im-probably-on-the-fbi-and-tsa-watch-lists-and-other-silliness/ 2014-03-17T00:41:46+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/2014/03/14/breathing-on-her-own-book-review/ 2014-03-14T13:54:30+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/breathing-on-her-own.jpg?w=188 breathing on her own https://susanbaganz.com/2014/03/13/power-of-attorney-4-of-4-short-story-romance/ 2014-03-10T20:45:24+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/2014/03/12/power-of-attorney-3-of-4-short-story-romance/ 2014-03-12T11:01:05+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/2014/03/11/power-of-attorney-2-of-4-short-story/ 2014-03-10T20:32:21+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/2014/03/10/power-of-attorney-1-of-4-short-story-romance/ 2014-03-10T15:22:15+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/2014/03/07/the-extravagant-fool-book-review/ 2014-03-07T14:56:29+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/the-extravagant-fool-a-faith-journey-that-begins-where-common-sense-ends.jpg the-extravagant-fool-a-faith-journey-that-begins-where-common-sense-ends https://www.youtube.com/embed/rgdFtt2rdJo https://img.youtube.com/vi/rgdFtt2rdJo/hqdefault.jpg The Extravagant Fool (Book Review) I have followed Kevin Adams on his blog www.wakeupmyfaith.com for several years. When he contacted me to read his book. I jumped at the chance. The Extravagant Fool: A Faith Journey That Begins Where Common Sense Ends was everything and more that my soul needed to hear. Kevin had it all and in this book he chronicles https://susanbaganz.com/2014/02/24/what-the-author-really-meant-was/ 2014-02-24T12:40:30+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/id-100152342.jpg?w=300 Image courtesy of Feelart / FreeDigitalPhotos.net https://susanbaganz.com/2014/02/21/fired-up-book-review/ 2014-02-21T12:41:04+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/fired-up.jpg fired up https://susanbaganz.com/2014/02/17/depression-the-blues-are-not-what-you-think-they-are/ 2014-02-13T15:21:41+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/2014/02/14/head-in-the-clouds-book-review/ 2014-01-18T19:25:45+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/head-in-the-clouds.jpg?w=194 Head in the Clouds https://susanbaganz.com/2014/02/10/more-than-friends-short-story/ 2014-02-10T20:16:27+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/id-10017838.jpg?w=300 Image courtesy of Evgeni Dinev / FreeDigitalPhotos.net https://susanbaganz.com/2014/02/07/patriots-heart-book-review/ 2014-02-07T11:28:46+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/patriotsheart_ebook.jpg?w=200 PatriotsHeart_eBook https://susanbaganz.com/2014/02/03/word-of-the-year/ 2014-02-03T16:07:33+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc_0496.jpg?w=276 DSC_0496 https://susanbaganz.com/2014/01/31/made-to-last-book-review/ 2014-01-18T19:02:19+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/made-to-last.jpg?w=195 made to last https://susanbaganz.com/2014/01/27/hibernation/ 2014-01-27T11:24:40+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/anita-and-me.jpg?w=300 Me (l), Anita Klumpers, (rt) https://susanbaganz.com/2014/01/24/winter-watch-book-review/ 2014-01-22T22:04:01+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/winterwatch_ebook-2.jpg?w=200 WinterWatch_Ebook (2) https://susanbaganz.com/2014/01/20/can-you-hear-me-now/ 2014-01-18T18:47:44+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/id-100185898.jpg?w=300 Image courtesy of cooldesign / FreeDigitalPhotos.net https://susanbaganz.com/2014/01/17/trinity-book-review/ 2014-01-02T18:28:25+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/trinity-mwd.jpg trinity mwd https://susanbaganz.com/2014/01/13/angel-on-fourth-street-short-story/ 2014-05-28T19:09:25+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/id-10075985.jpg?w=300 Image courtesy of David Castillo Dominici / FreeDigitalPhotos.net https://susanbaganz.com/2014/01/10/the-last-detail-book-review/ 2014-01-09T16:42:28+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/the-last-detail.jpg the last detail https://susanbaganz.com/2014/01/06/shoot-the-messenger/ 2014-01-06T15:06:17+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/id-10080979.jpg?w=300 Image courtesy of seaskylab / FreeDigitalPhotos.net https://susanbaganz.com/2014/01/03/picture-perfect-book-review/ 2013-12-06T16:45:33+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/picture-perfect.jpg picture perfect https://susanbaganz.com/2013/12/27/rescue-team-book-review/ 2013-12-06T16:31:30+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/rescue-team.jpg rescue team https://susanbaganz.com/2013/12/23/her-salesman/ 2013-12-23T12:49:40+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/id-10040361.jpg?w=199 Image courtesy of photostock at FreeDigitalPhotos.net https://susanbaganz.com/2013/12/20/the-love-thief-book-review/ 2013-12-18T11:47:33+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/thelovethief.jpg?w=200 TheLoveThief https://www.youtube.com/embed/vkxaspRYUOo https://img.youtube.com/vi/vkxaspRYUOo/hqdefault.jpg The Love Thief (Book Review) The Love Thief is a novella by Daisy Jerico and is her debut work out by Prism Book Group Sandra has overcome a difficult past and is on the cusp of realizing her dream of being a jewelry designer while she manages a jewelry store for her boss. A break-in and theft at the store, however, threatens that dream when she https://susanbaganz.com/2013/12/16/do-you-make-jesus-look-stupid/ 2013-12-15T22:08:05+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_20131214_090959_409.jpg?w=300 IMG_20131214_090959_409 https://susanbaganz.com/2013/12/13/secrets-book-review/ 2013-10-25T12:38:47+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/secrets.jpg?w=198 secrets https://susanbaganz.com/2013/12/09/the-really-fat-girl/ 2013-12-02T11:56:40+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/2013/12/06/you-dont-know-me-book-review/ 2013-10-12T17:32:44+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/warren-you-dont-know-me.jpg warren - you don't know me https://susanbaganz.com/2013/12/02/post-nanowrimo-blues/ 2013-12-02T16:32:23+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013-winner-facebook-profile.png 2013-Winner-Facebook-Profile https://susanbaganz.com/2013/11/29/the-shadow-of-your-smile-book-review/ 2013-11-29T11:38:47+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/shadow-of-your-smile.jpg shadow of your smile https://susanbaganz.com/2013/11/25/anticipating-the-holiday-rudeness/ 2013-11-24T22:00:04+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/id-10012138.jpg?w=300 Image courtesy of Salvatore Vuono at FreeDigitalPhotos.net https://susanbaganz.com/2013/11/22/my-foolish-heart-book-review/ 2013-10-12T17:18:39+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/my-foolish-heart-by-susan-may-warren-199x300.jpg My-Foolish-Heart-by-Susan-May-Warren-199x300 https://susanbaganz.com/2013/11/18/thats-it-i-quit/ 2013-11-17T22:17:44+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/id-10067268.jpg?w=300 Image courtesy of David Castillo Dominici at FreeDigitalPhotos.net https://susanbaganz.com/2013/11/15/brave-new-century-book-review/ 2013-11-14T22:00:06+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/brave-new-century-final-cover.jpg?w=200 Brave new century final cover https://www.youtube.com/embed/zKEVhl8thJM] https://img.youtube.com/vi/zKEVhl8thJM]/hqdefault.jpg Brave New Century (Book Review) Brave New Century is a lovely quartet of four novellas. Four women in search of their identity in the new century, 1900. The time is filled challenges, triumphs and responsibilities. Four stories. Four lives. Four loves. (Click here for a link to the print version of the book) In the first story, Three Rings for Alice, https://susanbaganz.com/2013/11/11/second-chance-short-story/ 2013-10-12T18:02:37+00:00 weekly 0.8 https://susanbaganz.com/2013/11/08/tying-the-knot-book-review/ 2013-10-12T16:52:10+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/warren-tying-the-knot.jpg Warren - tying the knot https://susanbaganz.com/2013/11/04/do-you-nano/ 2013-11-03T19:34:38+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2013-participant-facebook-profile.png 2013-Participant-Facebook-Profile https://susanbaganz.com/2013/11/01/unspoken-book-review/ 2013-10-12T16:39:59+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/unspoken.jpg Unspoken https://susanbaganz.com/2013/10/28/why-are-you-doing-this-writing-thing/ 2013-10-25T17:43:47+00:00 weekly 0.8 http://susanbaganz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/id-10019416.jpg?w=300 ID-10019416 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I was not disappointed. This book is a follow up to Short Straw Bride and looks at Crockett a few years after Travis and Meridith tie the knot. 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