It was a hot summer day, and I was scrolling through twitter instead of working when I discovered the stories of Suze Snow. I had been feeling distracted and moody that day, and I knew that trying to force myself to work would possibly bring about a case of frustration that would only make me feel worse about my wayward muse and my creativity. As much as I wanted to “show up” and “do the work” that I know it takes to be successful in my line of creative insanity that I like to call writing, and “my calling”, it seemed to be impossible that day. So when I found something new and juicy to read I jumped at the opportunity. All the better, I realized that it was a short story. 20 or so pages. Something I could read through in half an hour.
I started with Returning the Favor, because…well, let’s be honest, there are very few people, man or woman, I think who wouldn’t find the premise of some lady love after a steamy massage at least somewhat beautiful and enticing. I was expecting smut. Bad smut. Like…horrible porn smut. And I was wrong. And I was so incredibly happy about that. What I found was that her stories had layers. Even in the small amount of space and time. They were concentrated, tender, sweet, and yes, very hot. I was amazed with the amount that Suze Snow was able to accomplish in such a short story. I found myself going through four more of her stories in just that one day, wondering if the first story I read was a fluke. And NO! This was her whole style. There was sex, hot sex, but there was also romance. Rarely was there a coupling between two people who just never wanted to see each other ever again and existed solely within a vacuum. You got a hint of their lives, and I found myself really wanting to know more about all of her diverse characters.
I felt like I really kind of understood Stephen King when he said “ A short story is like a kiss in the dark from a stranger”. Her stories were intriguing, and they inspired my own creative muse to get working and bring my particular brand and style of writing to the world. And then I spoke to her. What an amazing person she is! She’s kind, considerate, always willing to lend some friendly author advice, or a tip from something she’s conquered in the self-publishing realm. Really, on my rough days, I usually shoot her a message and she gets back almost immediately with some encouragement and an up-beat word that tends to go so much farther than I could ever communicate. It’s amazing how you can grow a support group and a community even on the internet, but it has been essential to my writing, and the support and help of this wonderful writer has been such a pleasant and much needed surprise.
She’s pretty much a steam roller when it comes to her writing. Often releasing a new story every week ( I am so jealous of her discipline), she seems to work tirelessly on her craft. And she’s good at what she does. So take a moment and check her writing out. Even better, check out her writing AND shoot her a message. She’s a great person to talk to, even about the process of both writing and reading. Who knew that a band of erotica writers would be able to support each other so much?
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Miss Suze Snow is so fortunate that you came upon her writing. Your review is just stellar professionally done. Impossible not to read Miss Snow now from your enticing commentary. Thank you.
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