Susan Brassfield Cogan
- Location
- Norman, Oklahoma, usa
- Birthday
- April 02
- Company
- CoganBooks
- Bio
- I'm a writer. You can find out about my books on my website www.coganbooks.net
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Saturday is "blogging day" which is kind of like "laundry day" but more fun.
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I am the author of several books including the novels "Black Jade Dragon" and the recently released follow up "Dragon Sword." I have a Victorian romance mystery slated to come out this summer (2012).
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I write in several genres. In addition to mysteries, fantasy adventures and romances, I've got two books focused on Buddhism and one on evolution. I have a book on Marijuana Prohibition in the pipeline and I still have some more things I want to say about Buddhism.
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I follow politics the way a lot of people follow soap operas and for pretty much the same reason. But frankly, I have opinions on just about everything. Don't get me started.
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And I have the best readers in the world. I'm enormously grateful to you. If I didn't have all you wonderful readers I'd be like one hand clapping...or something...you get the idea.
MY RECENT POSTS
- The Drug War Must Advertise
May 26, 2012 02:09PM - Neo-Puritanism vs. The Meat
Dress
May 19, 2012 12:24PM - Pot as Porn
May 17, 2012 05:14PM - Why is Marijuana Illegal?
May 05, 2012 12:23PM - Trayvon Martin's 46 Days
April 28, 2012 12:39PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “The police have
Zimmerman's gun, but he's the
kind of loony
who has more
than one…”
March 24, 2012 06:42PM - “Thank you for your
comment. Though racism is
almost invisibly
baked into
the syst…”
March 24, 2012 06:29PM - “Thank you, but I have
pretty thick skin!”
March 04, 2012 08:48PM - “This is my last
paragraph:
"The other
reason is that Breitbart was a
husband,…”
March 04, 2012 09:22AM - “You seem to have missed
my last
paragraph.
And you
also seemed to have missed
all…”
March 03, 2012 10:47PM
Susan Brassfield Cogan's Links
JANUARY 12, 2009 10:27PM
Writing Beautifully
“We read five words on the
first page of a really good novel and we begin to forget that we
are reading printed words on a page; we begin to see images.”
- John Gardner
I like to write beautifully. My daydream of my skills (as opposed to the reality of my/…
I like to write beautifully. My daydream of my skills (as opposed to the reality of my/…
JANUARY 10, 2009 5:30PM
The Wovel
I heard about this on NPR a few days ago and have been thinking
about it.
This is from their website:
Every week, the author posts an installment. Installment length hits the sweet-spot of online reading—long enough to get interested, short enough to read in the cubicle at work. At
… Read full post »
JANUARY 8, 2009 5:36PM
I Need Your Help!!
As I mention in the post below I am entering the Button Man in the
ABNA contest. One of the things I have to include in the "package"
is a pitch. The pitch is what they will use to decide if I get into
the contest at all. Therefore the pitch…
JANUARY 8, 2009 3:23PM
More on the Button Man
I'd like to thank everyone for their kind comments!
The Button Man is a work in progress. I THINK I'll have it done for the ABNA novel contest right now I'm barreling down to what I hope is the exciting conclusion and in my spare time (uh, yeah) polishing the first part.…
The Button Man is a work in progress. I THINK I'll have it done for the ABNA novel contest right now I'm barreling down to what I hope is the exciting conclusion and in my spare time (uh, yeah) polishing the first part.…
JANUARY 7, 2009 11:28AM
Harlan Ellison on Getting Paid
Harlan Ellison (a
fabulous science fiction writer) rants about writers getting paid
for their work. Warning! VERY
salty language!
JANUARY 5, 2009 4:20PM
Another Taste of the Button Man
Mrs. Button was at her Ma Jong club and it was the
housekeeper’s day off. Gregory had the entire
house to himself. He went to the arboretum to work with his plants
but discovered to his delight that one of his toads, the
Bufo thalinus, had
produced a mass of gelatinous…
JANUARY 5, 2009 3:50PM
Free 2009 Calendar!
JANUARY 5, 2009 12:27PM
ABNA
If you haven't checked it out, look up the Amazon Breakthrough
Novel competition.
If you have an unpublished novel it might be worth a try. Go here for details:
https://www.createspace.com/Member/ABNADashboard.do
If you have an unpublished novel it might be worth a try. Go here for details:
https://www.createspace.com/Member/ABNADashboard.do
JANUARY 2, 2009 9:40PM
Second post of the Year
I have recently punctured a writer's block of Biblical proportions.
I did it by doggedly starting at the blank screen and typing
whatever thin, pale idea that traced across my mind.
So the Button Man is back on track and I'll probably finish it in time to submit it for the Amazon…
So the Button Man is back on track and I'll probably finish it in time to submit it for the Amazon…
JANUARY 2, 2009 9:36PM
First Post of the Year
I've committed to posting once a day every day in January. My
brains are smoking just thinking about it. I'm already one post
behind so this is the one that is for January 1 even though it's
being posted January 2.
DECEMBER 4, 2008 9:59AM
Snip of the Button Man
Max sat at the little kitchen table in his apartment with
Kara’s file scattered in front of him. On top
was a close up of her face. She looked like
she’d cried herself to sleep. According to the
ME she hadn’t died instantly, so there was a
good possibility that she’d…
NOVEMBER 28, 2008 7:12PM
A snippet of the "Button Man," my novel in progress:
He rounded a bend and the street was visible in the distance.
Streetlights, passing cars, lots and lots of places to disappear
into. The burst of adrenaline-fueled speed was not going to last
long. Already his breath burned in his throat. In a few seconds it
wasn't going to matter.
"Hey!"
What? Was…
"Hey!"
What? Was…
NOVEMBER 26, 2008 4:18PM
Write or Die!
Just found a wonderful website called "Write or Die." The title
certainly describes me.
http://lab.drwicked.com/writeordie.html
The tag line is "putting the 'prod' in 'production.'" It certainly looks like it would help with production.
I tried the writing tool at lunch time and it was fabulous. I think…
http://lab.drwicked.com/writeordie.html
The tag line is "putting the 'prod' in 'production.'" It certainly looks like it would help with production.
I tried the writing tool at lunch time and it was fabulous. I think…
NOVEMBER 20, 2008 4:24PM
Showing not Telling
On a writer's board I visited this morning someone asked how you
show and not tell.
One of the ways you can see if you are telling or showing is to ask "how do you know that's the case or what happened?"
Then you describe it as if you were proving it happened.
This…
One of the ways you can see if you are telling or showing is to ask "how do you know that's the case or what happened?"
Then you describe it as if you were proving it happened.
This…
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 8:07PM
How to Make a Story
What if a girl got trapped in time and had a magic egg which sings
Madonna tunes?
Um. Great! But that's not a story. It's kind of an interesting situation, but way not a story.
To make this little fragment a story you have to ask some questions:
What does she want out… Read full post »
Um. Great! But that's not a story. It's kind of an interesting situation, but way not a story.
To make this little fragment a story you have to ask some questions:
What does she want out… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 19, 2008 9:38PM
Journal for Your Life
"I try to keep a journal from time to time," a friend told me once,
"But my life just isn't that interesting."
You are either writing or you are leading an interesting life. It's really tough to do both at the same time. I have done both--trust, me I have done both--but…
You are either writing or you are leading an interesting life. It's really tough to do both at the same time. I have done both--trust, me I have done both--but…
SEPTEMBER 13, 2008 6:53PM
Review: The Cat Who Saw Stars
The Cat Who Saw Stars (The Cat Who... Series #21)
by Lilian Jackson Braun
Publisher: Jove
January 2000
Ok. Don't put this book on your "to read" list. Life is short. Take my word for it.
This book is 21st in a series with beloved characters Jim Qwilleran and his two delightful Siamese cats Yum Yum/…
SEPTEMBER 8, 2008 9:09PM
Active Verbs, Active Characters
I was walking down the
street.
suck!
"was" is the verb of the above sentence. It's a verb of being. Sometimes a verb of being is exactly what you need. Generally, though "was" is a lousy verb. So let's get rid of it.
I walked down the street.
That is ever so much better! The/…
suck!
"was" is the verb of the above sentence. It's a verb of being. Sometimes a verb of being is exactly what you need. Generally, though "was" is a lousy verb. So let's get rid of it.
I walked down the street.
That is ever so much better! The/…
SEPTEMBER 3, 2008 12:18PM
A Taste of the Button Man
This is a snippet of the first Button Man short story. Let me know
what you think!
"So what do you like to be called? Are you an assassin? A hit man? Murderer for hire?"
Gregory looked at his inquisitor, a middle-aged man, graying around the edges and cadaverously thin.
"I am sometimes… Read full post »
AUGUST 29, 2008 1:01PM
Writers Write
Every person who is genuinely serious about the art of writing
should watch this:
You can see the entire interview here:
Jeffry Archer in Conversation
Writers write. Duh. I write every day for 1 or 2 hours depending on my schedule and that's because I have a full time job. That means it takes…
You can see the entire interview here:
Jeffry Archer in Conversation
Writers write. Duh. I write every day for 1 or 2 hours depending on my schedule and that's because I have a full time job. That means it takes…
AUGUST 26, 2008 3:30PM
The Writing Excuses Podcast
I have been listening to these guys chat about writing all morning
and I'm very impressed. I think they are all published writers--I
haven't sorted out who is who yet--and so far every scrap of
everything they talk about is gold.
I just finished listening to Episode 23: Viewpoint. Most new…
I just finished listening to Episode 23: Viewpoint. Most new…
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