Susan Savage Lee
@susansavagelee.bsky.social
I write academic articles focused on Indigenous Studies and Comparative Literature. For fiction, I write magical realism, psychological thrillers, and horror.
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What part ofyour current WIP has surprised you the most? A part that was initially in the background—the effects of gentrification—ended up taking a way larger role in my WIP #writingq #WritingCommunity
January 6, 2026 at 4:13 PM
What part ofyour current WIP has surprised you the most? A part that was initially in the background—the effects of gentrification—ended up taking a way larger role in my WIP #writingq #WritingCommunity
Do your stories change in unexpected ways from beginning to end? Always, no matter what i do or plan. Thats the fun part, IMO #writingq #WritingCommunity
January 5, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Do your stories change in unexpected ways from beginning to end? Always, no matter what i do or plan. Thats the fun part, IMO #writingq #WritingCommunity
What mistake do you see writers make that’s not discussed enough? In non-fiction and fiction, I often see famous writers phoning it in with poorly written or researched pieces. This is always so disappointing #writingq #WritingCommunity
January 4, 2026 at 4:57 PM
What mistake do you see writers make that’s not discussed enough? In non-fiction and fiction, I often see famous writers phoning it in with poorly written or researched pieces. This is always so disappointing #writingq #WritingCommunity
When do you come up with your best story ideas? It’s one of two times for me: on vacation or right before I fall asleep #writingq #WritingCommunity
January 3, 2026 at 3:38 PM
When do you come up with your best story ideas? It’s one of two times for me: on vacation or right before I fall asleep #writingq #WritingCommunity
Has a rejection ever improved one of your stories in the long run? After I submitted a story to a journal one time, one of the reviewers said they didn’t care about the characters. So I focused on that which improved the story by light years #writingq #WritingCommunity
January 2, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Has a rejection ever improved one of your stories in the long run? After I submitted a story to a journal one time, one of the reviewers said they didn’t care about the characters. So I focused on that which improved the story by light years #writingq #WritingCommunity
In your opinion, what makes for good dialogue in a story? I have to be able to picture the character speaking #writingq #WritingCommunity
January 1, 2026 at 5:11 PM
In your opinion, what makes for good dialogue in a story? I have to be able to picture the character speaking #writingq #WritingCommunity
I think I’m finally getting the “how much” part of using description. What part of writing has started to make more sense to you? #writingq #WritingCommunity
December 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I think I’m finally getting the “how much” part of using description. What part of writing has started to make more sense to you? #writingq #WritingCommunity
What’s a story that changed the way you view the world? “The Swimmer” is one that always haunts me #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity
December 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
What’s a story that changed the way you view the world? “The Swimmer” is one that always haunts me #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity
I’ve been reading King’s On Writing and I’m trying to decide what I agree or disagree with. I think there’s a place for adverbs, otherwise, we wouldn’t have them in a language. How do you feel about adverbs? Useful or useless? #writingq #WritingCommunity
December 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I’ve been reading King’s On Writing and I’m trying to decide what I agree or disagree with. I think there’s a place for adverbs, otherwise, we wouldn’t have them in a language. How do you feel about adverbs? Useful or useless? #writingq #WritingCommunity
Do you ever miss your characters after you finish a story? I always do. I spent so much time with them and then, just like that, the story is over #writingq #WritingCommunity
December 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Do you ever miss your characters after you finish a story? I always do. I spent so much time with them and then, just like that, the story is over #writingq #WritingCommunity
What writing trope do you dislike in your preferred genre? Yeah, so if the lights don’t come on in a house, chances are the killer is inside. I would love it if a character was like, naw I’m going to chance it in those creepy AF woods😂 #writingq #WritingCommunity
December 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
What writing trope do you dislike in your preferred genre? Yeah, so if the lights don’t come on in a house, chances are the killer is inside. I would love it if a character was like, naw I’m going to chance it in those creepy AF woods😂 #writingq #WritingCommunity
Happy holidays to all the writers and readers out there! Thanks for always answering my writing questions ❤️ #WritingCommunity
December 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Happy holidays to all the writers and readers out there! Thanks for always answering my writing questions ❤️ #WritingCommunity
What’s a piece of writing advice you ignored, and you’re glad you did? #writingq #WritingCommunity
December 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
What’s a piece of writing advice you ignored, and you’re glad you did? #writingq #WritingCommunity
Is there a genre you love reading but wouldn’t write? I love mysteries, but I think I would be lousy at writing them #writingq #WritingCommunity
December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Is there a genre you love reading but wouldn’t write? I love mysteries, but I think I would be lousy at writing them #writingq #WritingCommunity
What early draft mistake taught you the most? One doesn’t stand out to me; however, I’ve learned to plot just a little ahead so that I can see the different elements of the story from various angles #writingq #WritingCommunity
December 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
What early draft mistake taught you the most? One doesn’t stand out to me; however, I’ve learned to plot just a little ahead so that I can see the different elements of the story from various angles #writingq #WritingCommunity
What made you want to write? When I was a kid, I was obsessed with how someone could put together an entire book, so I wanted to try it out for myself. Before that, I had all these story ideas I couldn’t find a place for #writingq #WritingCommunity
December 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
What made you want to write? When I was a kid, I was obsessed with how someone could put together an entire book, so I wanted to try it out for myself. Before that, I had all these story ideas I couldn’t find a place for #writingq #WritingCommunity
Who was your hardest character to make believable? What was difficult to write about this character? #writingq #WritingCommunity
December 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Who was your hardest character to make believable? What was difficult to write about this character? #writingq #WritingCommunity
Was there anything you almost cut from your current WIP, but you’re glad you didn’t? #writingq #WritingCommunity
December 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Was there anything you almost cut from your current WIP, but you’re glad you didn’t? #writingq #WritingCommunity
How do you decide what not to explain to your reader? I still struggle with this once I get to the revising stage. I’ve either explained too much or not enough. I eventually get there, though #writingq #WritingCommunity
December 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
How do you decide what not to explain to your reader? I still struggle with this once I get to the revising stage. I’ve either explained too much or not enough. I eventually get there, though #writingq #WritingCommunity
Are there ideas you love but haven’t figured out how to write yet? I have these snippets I keep track of in a notebook, but I can’t find a home for them yet #writingq #WritingCommunity
December 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Are there ideas you love but haven’t figured out how to write yet? I have these snippets I keep track of in a notebook, but I can’t find a home for them yet #writingq #WritingCommunity
What questions are you trying to answer in your current WIP? My characters are trying to survive an unfair and oftentimes, cruel world #writingq #WritingCommunity
December 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
What questions are you trying to answer in your current WIP? My characters are trying to survive an unfair and oftentimes, cruel world #writingq #WritingCommunity
Do you draft your stories quickly and spend more time revising or the other way around? It takes me about two months to create a first draft and what seems like decades to revise it #writingq #WritingCommunity
December 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Do you draft your stories quickly and spend more time revising or the other way around? It takes me about two months to create a first draft and what seems like decades to revise it #writingq #WritingCommunity
How much of your characters comes from real people versus your imagination? I use a little bit from real people, but I’ve never been able to use their entire identities #writingq #WritingCommunity
December 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
How much of your characters comes from real people versus your imagination? I use a little bit from real people, but I’ve never been able to use their entire identities #writingq #WritingCommunity
What motivates your villains or antagonists (whatever you like to call them)? Malcolm is obsessed with controlling the MC #writingq #WritingCommunity
December 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
What motivates your villains or antagonists (whatever you like to call them)? Malcolm is obsessed with controlling the MC #writingq #WritingCommunity
What’s the weirdest “what if” question that inspired one of your stories? #writingq #WritingCommunity
December 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
What’s the weirdest “what if” question that inspired one of your stories? #writingq #WritingCommunity