Susan Calder
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer |
| Location | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Introduction | I am the author of two mystery novels, Deadly Fall and Ten Days in Summer, both set in Calgary, AB, and featuring insurance adjuster sleuth Paula Savard. My short stories have won contests and appeared in magazines and anthologies, most recently in Writing Menopause, Long Lunch/Quick Reads and AB Negative. I belong to the Alexandra Writers Centre Society, Crime Writers of Canada and the Writers Guild of Alberta and serve on the board of When Words Collide Festival for Readers and Writers. A native of Montreal, I live in Calgary, where I love hiking in our nearby Rocky Mountains. |
| Interests | Writing, reading, travel, hiking, bicycling, movies |
| Favorite Movies | Casablanca, Gone With the Wind, Dr.Zhivago, Baby Boom, Schindler's List, The Accidental Tourist |
| Favorite Music | Popular, folk-rock |
| Favorite Books | Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, An Equal Music by Vikram Seth, A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill, The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway |
The squish of mud between your toes; how would you live your life as a frog?
Paddling through water to an intriguing destination.