Susan T. Braithwaite
Susan T. Braithwaite
@susanbraithwaite@susantbraithwaite.com

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.

529 posts
0 followers
  • More mbnov catch up, 16/11: I’ve studied story for almost two decades now?starting back in 2003 when I studied screenwriting. The one piece of advice I’d give to writers is be selective in the advice you listen to?because some of it can derail you, or is plain sucky.

  • Catching up on mbnov 15/11: In Scots, the word murky is drumlie meaning 1. (of water) troubled, clouded, muddy; 2. (of weather) cloudy, gloomy; 3. troubled, muddled, confused. Another word for murky is mirkie, meaning dark, dirty. Mirkie can also mean merry, mischievous.

  • Genre Scribes: Friday Fiction Writing Challenge #21 ? Tale

    Welcome to Week 21 of the Friday Fiction Writing Challenge! Here?s a complete list of all the posts so far. Feel free to join in. This week?s random word is: Tale

  • Glasgow, Scotland WWE #1

    When Jez took over the Water Water Everywhere challenge, I thought I’d give it a go. There’s nothing more I love taking photos of than bodies of water. And, as we tend to go on holidays to beaches and visit towns with lochs and ponds, I figure I’ve got a few pictures to keep me…

  • The Scots words craig and hause mean neck in English. And, the word neck in Scots owersets (translates) to (1) collar of a shirt/coat and (2) throat, gullet in English.

  • (Scots) Ah wisnae able tae post yestreen acause Ah wis eydent wi ma scrievin. (Inglis) I wasn’t able to post yesterday because I was working hard writing.

  • For my first microblogvember post, I’m going to mix it with my series of Scots posts. Stay in Scots, sometimes spelt stey, means live (in a place), dwell, stay, stop. ?Ah stay in Glesca.? (I live in Glasgow.)

  • I?ve only just got my bahookie back onto micro.blog and have just spotted microblogvember in my timeline. There are some brilliant posts for yesterday’s word: touch. I don’t care that it’s almost halfway through the month, but I’m going to join in for the rest of the month.

  • (In Scots) A wis jist sittin doon tae hae ma breakfast wi a bit o YouTube craftin vids an seen is wunnerfae ad fur kindness oan St Andrew?s Day. Inglis Owersettin (English Translation) I was just sitting down to have my breakfast with a bit of YouTube crafting vids and saw this wonderful ad for…