Scottish author Susan Tippett Braithwaite crafts narratives where danger and desire merge. With a screenwriting background from UCLA and a journey marked by resilience, her Deniable Unit series reflects a blend of passion, creativity, and the spirit of Scotland.
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Crawling Out From Under My Rock aka An Update Post
It?s about time I did a writing update. I got out of the habit of doing updates, and I suppose the time away made it a wee bit daunting. But here I am, braving the blank blog page. A while back, I decided I needed a break from pre-editing Working the Asset (Deniable Unit #1).…
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Website Transformation
Hi All! It’s been way too long since I was last on the site. This week, fingers and toes crossed, I plan to rectify that with an update post… but not today. Today’s post is short and sweet. Basically, I’m in the midst of transforming the site to do double duty: author site with a…
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KonMari equals AWOL
It?s October and I should have been back in the word mines for a week or so by now. But, I?m not. After my week off at the end of August it seemed pointless getting back to work only to have another week off for my birthday?sounds like a lot of off time, but I…
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Writing Update and A wee bit about Genre Scribes
Hi all! This week has been a hard slog…to no real progress. Well, none that moves the percentage bar. I’ve come across a few issues with my scenes in the form of wishy-washy scene goals. Up until this week it wasn’t noticeable. That was until I started working on the Character pass. It would have…
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Working the Asset ? Update 20th August
I love update post day! It means that I’ve made progress on my WIP, and that I’m ever closer to my goal of releasing Working the Asset. Since the last update (ten days ago), I’ve completed Pass #5 — four days ahead of schedule ?? — and have made a start on Pass #6. In…
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Genre Scribes: Friday Fiction Writing Challenge #51 ? Torch
Caleb whipped his head around, panic in his eyes. “I can’t make her talk if she doesn’t know anything.” S?bastien smiled. “I can make her talk.” Caleb backed away, relief radiating off his muscular frame. S?bastien pulled up a swivel chair and parked it opposite Emma. “We both know you’re lying, and we both know…
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Working the Asset ? Update 10th August
It?s been a couple of weeks since I did an update post for Working the Asset. Since the last update, I?ve blasted through Pass #4, the aim of which is to deepen audience delight with genre sequences, dramatic irony, and making sure that the story escalates well. I?m now working on Pass #5. This pass…
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Genre Scribes: Friday Fiction Writing Challenge #50 ? Banquet
The truth was he didn’t know if anything was wrong. His instincts had let him down ever since he’d gone undercover in the Consortium. S?bastien’s duplicity had gone undetected by Kelvin’s notoriously infallible instincts for more than a year. “Probably nothing.”
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Working the Asset – Update 27 July
Time for a quick update on Working the Asset. My goal for July was to complete Pass #3 (Premise). Amazingly enough, I managed to achieve that on Saturday–a whole week ahead of what looked like a tight schedule! So, this morning, I started work on Pass #4 (Deepening Audience Delight) and am 7% of the…