In a stranger-than-fiction moment, I stumbled into a scene from my second novel, To the Left of Death. This was an unplanned visit to a story setting. One that I only realized months after booking the hotel and days before leaving for my trip. Here’s what happened. When writing fiction, I tend to create my […]
To the Left of Death has earned a 5-star review from Readers’ Favorite. For immediate release: Author’s new book receives a warm literary welcome. Readers’ Favorite announces the review of the Fiction – Drama book “To the Left of Death” by Susan Quilty, currently available at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1737970228. Readers’ Favorite is one of the largest book review
In the years since writing my second novel, To the Left of Death, I’ve found there are additional challenges in marketing trauma based stories. To the Left of Death largely focuses on surviving trauma. The central story is about a teacher who was present when a student’s father was shot and killed. It also includes
While I prefer fictional story settings, To the Left of Death made that tricky, given that the main character spends some time in New York City. It is a fictionalized New York City, in the sense that the places the characters visit are (mostly) not real. However, I like my fictionalized cities to be grounded
If you order my second novel, To the Left of Death, you’ll now receive the new-and-improved second edition. This is part of my plan to switch to a wider distribution model instead of selling exclusively through Amazon (though my books are still available on Amazon as well!). My first book, The Insistence of Memory, also
