by Susan Van Kirk | Dec 4, 2012 | Blog, reading, Susan Van Kirk, The Education of a Teacher
It has been two years since I finished writing and subsequently published The Education of a Teacher (Including Dirty Books and Pointed Looks.) At the time it seemed like a gargantuan effort, especially since I began it in 2004. But little by little, word by...
by Susan Van Kirk | Apr 20, 2012 | Blog, Sisters in Crime, Susan Van Kirk, The Education of a Teacher
Libraries have always been a huge part of my life, so I am especially thrilled to be working on Saturday at the Warren County Public Library on behalf of Sisters in Crime, an organization that promotes women writing crime fiction and mysteries. It’s a way...
by Susan Van Kirk | Mar 15, 2012 | Blog, Susan Van Kirk, The Education of a Teacher
Writing fiction can result in a strange intertwining of imagination and real life.Many years ago a young woman from my home town died in a terrible fire. I did not know her well, but was acquainted with her since...