Susan K. Marlow

Cover Votes for a Friend

Find more Photo Fridays in Andi’s Attic >> My author friend, Donna, is an Andi fan, a great writer herself, and also helps judge our various contests. The rights to one of her kids’ series was returned and she wants to publish the books up on Amazon. I am helping her edit and designing theContinue reading “Cover Votes for a Friend”

Mini-Mae’s Countdown

Everybody asks about Mini-Mae. It seems she has been in foal for years. Although her udder has filled, she is not interested in delivering a mini-mini-baby any time soon. She was supposed to drop her foal before Mrs. M went home to Washington. This did not happen. She is fat, fat, fat! So, when doContinue reading “Mini-Mae’s Countdown”

A New Andi Story

Anna Parks, a winner of the 2021 annual Circle C story-writing contest, asked if I would post her six-part fan fiction story. It was way too long for the fan fiction page, but after reading it, I decided to put it up as an Andi story on the stories page. Another contest winner, Ellen Senechal,Continue reading “A New Andi Story”

Photo Friday: Wannabe Cowgirl

More Just for Fun posts >> You have permission to laugh your heads off. Mrs. M has none of the skills her character, Andi, has. Well, I guess I can lope a horse, and I have never fallen off. But then, I don’t look all that great going around and around the corral. Case inContinue reading “Photo Friday: Wannabe Cowgirl”

Pistols Galore!

Read more Blasts from the Past in Andi’s Attic >> Note: Today and tomorrow are the last days to vote on the story you like best from the Mystery Horse writing contest >> Ends at 6pm Wednesday, May 11. Winners announced tomorrow. June 1885 These are my brothers’ favorite pages in the mail-order catalog. AndContinue reading “Pistols Galore!”

Which of Andi’s Friends Are You?

Find more Just for Fun posts in Andi’s Attic >> Thank you, Anaiah, for creating this awesome friends quiz for everybody. Give her some kudos in the comment when you tell us which of Andi’s friends you are most like. Anaiah Bruno-Soto is 14 years old, a Puerto Rican, and the oldest of six. Her missionaryContinue reading “Which of Andi’s Friends Are You?”

Reader’s Choice Voting

Voting has ended for this contest. Lots of voting responses! Thanks! Winners will be announced on Thursday, May 12, 2022 Wow! Forty entries (twenty in each age category). That is half the amount of entries I used to get for the annual contest, which allowed much more time and flexibility in the entries. Thanks forContinue reading “Reader’s Choice Voting”

Teensy-weensy Fort Bridger

Read more Riley’s Ramblings ➡️ Fort Bridger, May 1877 I tore a page out of my journal today and wrote a letter to Andi. I hope she gets it. I also copied the letter into my journal so I would remember what I wrote to her. Dear Andi, It’s only been six months since IContinue reading “Teensy-weensy Fort Bridger”

The Best of Both

I’m blown away by all of the feedback for the cover of my most recent revising/playing/printing of the original Trouble at the Line Shack. Thanks! It was so helpful! It appears that the majority of fans like the dark turquoise and the traditional template (to match the published books in the Circle C series). However,Continue reading “The Best of Both”

Photo Friday: Vote on a Cover

Call me crazy, but I have had requests in the past that some of those longer stories you like to read could be made into real books to hold in your hands. Case in point: Long Ride Home Expanded edition, which adds thousands of words to the original book and delves into everybody’s points ofContinue reading “Photo Friday: Vote on a Cover”