Posts by Susan Crossman
A Book Tour of a Different Kind: Favourite Books From My Youth
We all have favourite authors and I thought I’d take a few minutes to share a few words about some of mine. I’ve been an avid reader since I was first able to hold a book and although I was probably chewing on a few in the early days of my life, I can’t remember a time when I haven’t spent anguished moments of non-book time wondering when I’d be able to get back to the story I was exploring. It’s painful, sometimes isn’t it, to be away from a good story that can only unfold when you decode the miracle of the alphabet? Very early on I discovered the work of Lucy Maud Montgomery and I can remember thrilling to the story of Anne of Green Gables as the poor girl navigated a...
Read MoreBook Sale ‘N Sign in Oakville Saturday!
I’m looking forward to my book sale ‘n sign Saturday, April 20th at the Square Peg Kids fundraising event in Oakville and, If you’re attending, please stop by my table to say hello! Square Peg Kids is an organization dedicated to providing resources and peace of mind for families and children whose lives have been affected by autism, asperger’s, AD(H)D, sensory processing disorder, OCD, giftedness, anxiety, and a grab bag of other challenges. It’s run by Oakville resident Tracy Grant, a very special lady who feels she has been put on the planet to make a difference in the lives of families who are bewildered and often overwhelmed by the difficulties of managing their...
Read MoreBook Tour 2013
I’m excited to announce that I’m back on tour to promote my new book, “Passages to Epiphany” and I hope you’ll drop by to say hello if I show up at a bookstore near you. Better yet, if you have an event coming up and would like me to speak to your audience, I would be more than happy to bring a few books and provide some insights about my life as a writer, editor and coach. I began writing professionally in 1982 and it was only in 2011, with the publication of my first novel, “Shades of Teale,” that I began revealing the more creative side of my writing. It’s been a wonderful exploration and I feel a great kinship with the many other enthusiastic writers who populate...
Read More“Put On Your CEO Hat” Conference Coming Up In March!
As a writer, author, editor and coach, I’ve spent many years learning about the many ways we can get stuck along the way to achieving our goals and I have poured myself into the twin studies of motivation and results. They are fascinating fields and although knowing how we get stuck is great, knowing how to get unstuck is where the rubber meets the road. On the weekend of March 16th and 17th I’m going to be sharing some of what I know with participants at the Blitz Business Success “Put On Your CEO Hat” conference being held in Barrie, Ontario. I would love for you to join me there! The weekend features a stellar line up of speakers focused on solving many of the common...
Read MoreEmbracing New Dreams and Starting Again
Valentine’s Day is nicely behind us now and although many people enjoy the excitement that fresh cut flowers and dinner out might generate, there are plenty of folks for whom the day is a sad reminder of what might have been. I think that’s one of the things that makes divorce so difficult: most people take on the commitment of marriage with hearts full of dreams for the future and when reality turns out to be anything but dreamy, it can be extremely difficult to release the hope that it might get better and drive on. Most mature people realize that successful relationships require a little compromise. We can’t have everything our own way. But how much give and take is...
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