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Category: Claws of the Cat

  • Posted on Sunday, December 8, 2013Sunday, December 8, 2013
  • by Lori Rader-Day

News Flash: Reviews, Marketing, and Website Redesign

Congrats to Sheena, who won the copy of Rosemary Harris’s THE BITCHES OF BROOKLYN last week!   From the 2014…

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  • Posted on Thursday, August 29, 2013Thursday, August 29, 2013
  • by Susan Spann

So Long, And Thanks for All the Fish.

I didn’t put my name in the title, but I’m sure you have no doubt who’s writing here. The year…

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  • Posted on Thursday, August 22, 2013Wednesday, August 21, 2013
  • by Susan Spann

Deb Susan’s Fish … are Friends

“Best Friends” don’t only exist in a human context. Sometimes, friendship crosses species borders, and does so in surprising ways.…

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  • Posted on Sunday, July 28, 2013Sunday, July 28, 2013
  • by Susan Spann

Newsflash: July 28, 2013

From the 2013 Debs… Deb Kerry turned in line edits for WAKEWORLD and got a peek at the new cover!!!! Which…

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  • Posted on Monday, July 22, 2013Sunday, July 21, 2013
  • by KerryS

Deb Kerry is Up a Tree with Katniss Everdeen

There’s a famous piece of writerly advice floating around the internet, which says, more or less: “Get your characters up…

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  • Posted on Friday, July 19, 2013Thursday, July 18, 2013
  • by AmyN

It’s No Mystery. Deb Susan Spann Pursued Her Passions. Lots Of Them.

Celebrating the Debs’ debuts this year has been a real honor. I’ve enjoyed my spot at the end of the…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, July 17, 2013Tuesday, July 16, 2013
  • by KellyW

Deb Kelly gets out her cocktail shaker to celebrate CLAWS!

Have you heard the news? It’s Deb Susan’s launch week! Claws of the Cat hit the stands yesterday, and Shinobi…

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  • Posted on Monday, July 15, 2013Sunday, July 14, 2013
  • by KerryS

Random Penguin Goes Ninja for Claws of the Cat

Back in January, Random Penguin paid a visit to Susan Spann’s house in California. He hung out with the fish…

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  • Posted on Thursday, July 4, 2013Saturday, June 29, 2013
  • by Susan Spann

Deb Susan Improves Her Home With Rose-Colored Memories

April in Sacramento heralds the end of a cold, rainy winter. I clear away weeds, mow the lawn, and get…

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  • Posted on Thursday, June 20, 2013Thursday, June 20, 2013
  • by Susan Spann

Deb Susan’s Dad Taught Her to Answer the Phone Correctly

This is my favorite image of my father and me: My mother took it one evening after my father came…

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