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The Flying Circus Summer Reading Pick

May 19, 2015 By Susan Crandall Leave a Comment

So very proud to have THE FLYING CIRCUS on this select list of summer reading at BookReporter!

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Pre-order THE FLYING CIRCUS and Enter to Win Sterling Silver Biplane Charm

May 14, 2015 By Susan Crandall 1 Comment

Susan Crandall crafted “a luminous portrait of courage and friendship” (Karen White) in her national bestseller Whistling Past the Graveyard.

Now, this award-winning author sends an unlikely trio on an exhilarating adventure high above the American Midwest of the 1920s—in a dramatic and spirited new novel in league with Water for Elephants and The Aviator’s Wife.

With the poignant and powerful storytelling voice that made Whistling Past the Graveyard “a classic, a book people want to pass along for generations to come” (Feathered Quill Book Reviews), Susan Crandall artfully weaves the stories of three unforgettable characters, each searching for salvation that waits just beyond the horizon.

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They were barnstormers . . . the daring fliers whose airborne acrobatics were a thrilling spectacle, swooping and crisscrossing the Heartland skies. Rising above each of their circumstances in their own “flying circus” are Cora Rose Haviland, a privileged young woman left penniless when her father’s fortune is lost; Charles “Gil” Gilchrist, a World War I pilot whose traumatic past fuels his death-defying stunts; and eighteen-year-old Henry Schuler, the son of a German immigrant farmer, on the run from shocking accusations. Each holds secrets that could destroy their makeshift family. And, on their adrenaline-charged journey of self-discovery, one of them must pay the price. 

Be the first to receive not only your very own copy of THE FLYING CIRCUS, but enter to win one of three sterling silver biplane charms!Pre-order your copy of THE FLYING CIRCUS and enter to win one of these.

It’s easy!  Just pre-order THE FLYING CIRCUS at your favorite book retailer by May 30, 2015, email susan@susancrandall.net with the name of the retailer and the order date and voila! you’re entered to win one of these adorable silver charms.  If you don’t have a favorite book retailer, below are handy-dandy buy links.

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-flying-circus-susan-crandall/1120678846?ean=9781476772141&itm=1&usri=9781476772141&cm_mmc=AFFILIATES-_-Linkshare-_-PwUJvmDcu1U-_-10:1&r=1,%201

BAM: http://www.booksamillion.com/p/9781476772141

IndieBound: http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781476772141

Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00P42X36W?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B00P42X36W&linkCode=xm2&tag=simonsayscom

iBookstore: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-flying-circus/id936197516?mt=11

Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-flying-circus-susan-crandall/1120678846?ean=9781476772172&itm=1&usri=9781476772172&r=1

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/search?q=9781476772172&c=books&PAffiliateID=110l3H

Pre-order your copy of THE FLYING CIRCUS and enter to win one of three silver charms.

 

 

 

 

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Goodreads Giveaway for THE FLYING CIRCUS

May 6, 2015 By Susan Crandall Leave a Comment

It's 1923. The country is in the throes of change. Come along with barnstormers, Gil, Henry and Cora on the adventure of a lifetime.

It’s 1923. The country is in the throes of change. Come along with barnstormers, Gil, Henry and Cora on the adventure of a lifetime.

Hop on over to Goodreads and enter to win a chance at one of 30–count ’em 30!–advanced reading copies of my July 7 release, THE FLYING CIRCUS.  Hurry because this window is only open for a short time.

https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/137879-the-flying-circus

“A fascinating story of love and loss set against the colorful background of barnstorming 1920s America. Every detail sings, and every character will touch your heart in this rip-roaring tale of three daredevils on the run, each with something to hide, drawn together by a desire to conquer the skies as well as their own demons. Romance, suspense, aerial thrills and spills—what more is there to ask for?” Melanie Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author of THE AVIATOR’S WIFE.

“A spirited, big-hearted tale.” —Beth Hoffman, New York Times bestselling author of Looking for Me

“An exhilarating, memorable flight into the world of barnstorming in the 1920’s, with all the twists and turns of an aerial acrobat.  Compelling characters and a fascinating setting make this journey a sheer joyride. Satisfying and delightful!”—Lynn Cullen, author of TWAIN’S END

“Deeply moving. A richly drawn story of love, loss and redemption with characters as fily tunes as the planes they fly.” —Wendy Wax, USA Today bestselling author of A WEEK AT THE LAKE

 

“THE FLYING CIRCUS is Susan Crandall at her best– a colorful, rich and historical tale of the early years of flight…I loved this book!” —Karen White, Bestselling author of The Sound of Glass

“An engaging road saga” —Kirkus Reviews

 

 

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Giveaway of Advanced Reading Copies of THE FLYING CIRCUS

April 1, 2015 By Susan Crandall 50 Comments

Ever want to be one of the lucky few who gets to read a novel before it hit’s the shelves?  Here’s your chance!

It's 1923. The country is in the throes of change. Come along with barnstormers, Gil, Henry and Cora on the adventure of a lifetime.

It’s 1923. The country is in the throes of change. Come along with barnstormers, Gil, Henry and Cora on the adventure of a lifetime.

Just leave a comment below about one of my books or about a book you’ve absolutely fallen in love with and you’ll be entered to win one of 2 advanced reading copies of THE FLYING CIRCUS.

If you enjoy the book, please spread the word to other booklovers via Goodreads, Facebook, your local bookseller (booksellers are also eligible to win a copy!) book clubs, bookseller review sections, and your friends.

Deadline April 15, 2015

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The Long and Winding Road

March 17, 2015 By Susan Crandall Leave a Comment

I’m often asked about my “process,” my approach to writing a novel.  We writers are a widely varied bunch and our writing processes are just as wide and varied.  Many a time, I’ve listened to another author expound on their process and have returned to my own work convinced what I’ve just heard is brilliant, and once put in practice will, no doubt, fuel my creativity, streamline and sharpen my prose, and cut out hours and hours of dithering.

Unfortunately, in trying to employ said brilliant processes, I discovered all I’ve done is hobble my creativity.  So after countless repetitions of this futile exercise, I’ve come to trust that my own process–shabby, meandering and slow as it is–is the only process that will, for me, produce a book anyone will find worth reading.

It's a long while before my Mom gets to hold the finished product in her hands!

It’s a long while before my Mom gets to hold the finished product in her hands!

Now, as I’m ready to embark upon my next novel, my twelfth (if you don’t count the five unpublished I wrote, which I consider my writing education), I’m going to take you all along for the ride on this long, winding, sometimes potholed road I travel.  The posts will come in fits and starts, at first with long gaps and months later, picking up speed.  I normally take anywhere between 9 months and two years to write a novel.  There are many factors which dictate this time frame, the biggest one being a DEADLINE.  Others include how long it takes me to discover the voice of the story, how long I fiddle around experimenting with construction (first or third person narrative, past or present tense, which character or characters get the job of narrating the story, tone, atmosphere, etc), how much research is required, and what else happens to be going on in my real life at the time.  And of course, the all important IDEA.

Ideas are easy to come by.  Ideas that will create an engaging story that is strong enough to go on for 400 pages are a little more rare.  However, sometimes the opposite is true and my head is a flurry of ideas and I must choose wisely, discover which one will be the next “logical” progression for my readers following my writing journey.  If I suddenly started writing a Game of Thrones-esque series (as fun as that would be) my faithful readers might be knocked out of their saddles.

Oh the crossroads at which I now stand!

I’ve just completed the final stage of THE FLYING CIRCUS, reading the page proofs.  It has bounced back and forth between my hands and my publisher’s for the better part of 4 months.  First, I turned in my finished manuscript.  Then my editor sent it back to me, suggesting a few revisions.  For the next couple of weeks, I reread and reworked.  Then my editor read it again.  Yay! it’s now ready to go!  (Said revision process can take several passes.)  Now is the time I start mentally sifting through story possibilities for the next book.  This time, I’m just a little worried, my mind is a blank page.

the flying circus final cover artAs the copy editor does his (in my case it was a he) work on THE FLYING CIRCUS–checking for consistency, grammar, etc., asking for clarifications in areas that seem confusing, and putting in all of the typesetting markings.  While he’s doing his work, I’m engaging in all sorts of activities that normally lead to good story ideas–closet cleaning, finding my desk underneath all of the notebooks, books, scraps of paper with notes that accumulated while I finished writing THE FLYING CIRCUS.   Unfortunately, I begin to panic as all ideas that parade through my head are old, tired, and unoriginal.

And then…a question pops into my head. A wondering that, while it isn’t the idea for the new book, it’s the springboard that leads me there.

Watch for the next installment–which will most likely be weeks away–when I settle on who is going to be in this story and what it will be about. You will see just how haphazard my process is and how I manage to hop from stone to stone until I’ve crossed the river that leads to the land of actually writing a novel.

For now, the pot is simmering!

 

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Come Along with Me

March 11, 2015 By Susan Crandall Leave a Comment

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Now that THE FLYING CIRCUS is on it’s way to you–arriving on shelves July 14, 2015–starting next week, watch for new posts as I take you along with me during the creative process of creating my next novel.

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Thank You for Choosing WHISTLING PAST THE GRAVEYARD

July 16, 2014 By Susan Crandall 3 Comments

I’m over the moon with the company WHISTLING PAST THE GRAVEYARD is keeping this summer!  Thank you The Bitter Southerner for adding WPTG to your great summer reads list!

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: Greg Iles, Natchez Burning, Summer Reading Pics, Susan Crandall, The Bitter Southerner, The Flying Shoes, Whistling Past the Graveyard

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