Susan Meier is the author of almost ninety books for Harlequin, Silhouette, Entangled Indulgence and Bliss, Tule, and one of Guideposts' Grace Chapel Inn series books, THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS. She’s been nominated for and won several industry awards, including in 2013, when she lived one of her career-long dreams. Her book, THE TYCOON’S SECRET DAUGHTER was a finalist for RWA’s highest honor, the Rita. That same year, NANNY FOR THE MILLIONAIRE’S TWINS was a National Reader’s Choice finalist and won the Book Buyer’s Best Award. Susan is married with three children and is one of eleven children, which is why love and family are always part of her stories.
Amazon.com interviews
Susan Meier
Amazon.com: Where are you from? How--if at all--has your sense of place colored your writing?
S.M.: I'm from the small city of Johnstown, Pensylvania. Johnstown
has a particularly warm environment. The city definitely colors my
writing because most of my stories have a warm, personal
appeal.
Amazon.com: When and why did you begin writing? When did you
first consider yourself a writer?
S.M.: I started writing one month before my 30th birthday when I
realized I hadn't accomplished my personal vision for myself. I had
no contacts and didn't really consider myself a writer until I hooked
up with other romance authors in western PA. Luckily, they
showed me the ropes and I became published a few short years
later. THAT was when I considered myself a writer!
Amazon.com: Who or what has influenced your writing, and in
what way? What books have most influenced your life?
S.M.: I adore Nora Roberts and Susan Elizabeth Phillips. But more
than anyone else Dean Koontz influenced me because I used his
book WRITING BEST SELLING FICTION as a guide.
Amazon.com: What is the most romantic book you've ever read?
The scariest? The funniest?
S.M.: The most romantic book I've ever read? I love them all. The
current romance novelists are some of the most romantic writers
ever. It's hard to pick a favorite!
What, if any, music most inspires you to write? What do you listen to while you write.
I have to admit that I love oldies. Like Frankie Valli’s My Eyes Adored You, George Michael Careless Whisper, any song about someone feeling ostracized, alone, or cast out, usually starts my creative brain humming.
But when it comes to actual writing…I like silence. I totally immerse myself in every scene. I zone out and go to the scene …then I write everything I see and hear.
What are you currently reading right now?
Connie Mann’s book, the Crown Conspiracy
What are you working on?
I just signed a four-book contract with Harlequin which starts with a standalone book about a king whose personal assistant needs a medical leave of absence. The stand-in personal assistant assigned by HR turns out to be a very attractive woman his own age. Not only does his country’s press find that fascinating…but he does too. He’s had every socialite and superstar thrown at him by a country that would like to see him wed again, and the woman he wants is the one he can’t have because she comes with a secret his subjects would not condone.
I’m also working on some self-publishing…not a lot. LOL I love writing for Harlequin so that work comes first. But I have some more reverted rights books (in addition to the Donovan Brothers books that are already on Amazon etc.) that I may be offering to the world soon. A little spit and polish first, especially new covers, bringing some older books into the present.
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I consider myself to be one of the luckiest people in the world. I have a wonderful husband and great kids and every day I get to sit down in front of my computer and write about people finding real love. It doesn’t get any better than that.
I also have the world’s best fans. And I thank you from the bottom of my heart for loving my books.
updated version 06/30/2024
