I'll be back...

Plus, a 25% off coupon for the Susan Dennard Writing Academy

Meet Lady Junebug (as named by Cricket, who is somehow almost 5 years old)

Some of you may have noticed I paused subscriptions a week ago. I have been through some incredibly difficult stuff in the past two months. I’m not ready to talk about what that stuff is. In fact, only a handful of people know what’s been going on for me.

Normally, I’m extremely transparent about the challenges I face—it’s my nature to overshare. Not to mention, I think it’s important people know that real life isn’t made of highlight reels. (Believe it or not, most of us aren’t drinking perfect lattes, eating avocado toast, or living in magazine-worthy houses! Gasp!)

But…this time around, I just don’t have it in me to share. It’s been an extremely long two and a half years of tragedy and challenge for our family, and these last two months were a real “kick her while she’s down” situation.

I need to remove stuff from my plate. The easiest thing to pause is this substack. (With two books releasing this fall, I can’t pause

The Worlds of Susan Dennard

so you can still get updates and info over there from me.)

I apologize as well for being vague here, but I did want to give at least a little explanation for the why behind it. (Oversharer, remember?)

I’ll be back.

Hopefully sooner rather than later.

And hey, in good news, we adopted a puppy last week! She’s a mutt of adorable scruffiness and good nature, and it is such a joy to have a canine presence in the house again.

It took me over a year to heal from losing both my dogs last year, but I saw this girly and knew right away she had to come home with us. 🥹

Lady Junebug is SO FLOPPY I just want to cuddle her constantly

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Before I go, if you want more writing advice and content, I’ve got a 25% off coupon for you to use on the Susan Dennard Writing Academy.

Just plug in ACADEMY25 at checkout, and then you’ll get access to all of the courses, hundreds of essays and newsletters from the last…erm…15? years, and a guidebook on query letters too.

Plus, I do plan to finish up the “Facing Fears in Your Creative Life” workshop soon. (You’ll see that it already had a few lessons—and more are on the way as soon as I find the time to upload them.)

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Thanks for your patience and understanding, friends.

And of course, because it’s my job, here are links to preorder my upcoming titles…if you feel like it. No pressure to support, of course.

I’m just glad you’re here.

I’ll be back again soon, fellow writers. All the love to you.

💚 - Sooz