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Day 7 of my 12 Authors of the Holiday Season...with guest Susan Berger - don't miss the ***GIVEAWAY*** - check out the 2nd page for details!

12/19/2020

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O Christmas Tree
By Susan J Berger


One of my best joys of the season is putting up my Christmas tree. Every ornament on that tree holds a precious memory. Here are a few of them.

I began collecting my own ornaments in 1967 when I spent my first Christmas in NYC. I went to F.A.O. Schwartz and found a set of 12 teddy bears for only $2.50. I still have one of them (pictured above).

In 1975 Barry and I were on route to a job at a dinner theatre in Birmingham Alabama when another car made a turn into our lane. We limped into Birmingham and spent all our money fixing the car.  A friendly soul lent us an artificial Christmas tree and we made our own ornaments. Barry made Santas and suns. I made unicorns and lions. Barry also make some insane looking reindeer but those didn’t survive.
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In 1976 I did a musical on Broadway called The Robber Bridegroom. For Christmas I made the cast Robber Bridegroom ornaments duplicating the costumes. The ornaments pictured are the heroine Rosamond and Jamie Lockhart, the Robber Bridegroom.
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The mouse is from my mother’s collection. Everyone gave her mouse ornaments. This is one of my favorites.
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Once our children were born we bought them each a special ornament every year. They also made ornaments for us.  Now they have collections and children of their own. Chris has already made a Eugene ornament for his and Melanie’s tree. I am working on one for mine.
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Read on for the rest of this blog post, including info about Susan's picture book "Mom, Is There a Santa Claus?" and the GIVEAWAY!

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I have written Christmas poems for myself to keep me sane. Raising children is a crazy-making job. And I know it’s even worse right now with COVID restrictions.

I also wrote a Christmas story because I needed an answer for that moment when my oldest son asked me if Santa was real. It was published by Guardian Angel Publishing and translated into Spanish. Sadly, Guardian Angel closed its doors last month. Another victim of COVID. I bought K.C. Snider’s art and will be republishing it myself. A few copies are still available on Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/There-Santa-Claus-Susan-Berger/dp/1616337982. The Spanish edition is currently only available from my personal stock.

I wish each of you a host of joyous memories this holiday season. 2020 has been dreadful decade-long-seeming-year. I am grateful everything I have right now. And I am grateful for the chance to be on this blog. Go buy a Christmas book to add to your stock. There are so many wonderful ones out there. I bought three.

I am giving away 10 PDF copies 
and 2 paperbacks of
"Mom Is There a Santa Claus?"
English or Spanish – your choice.
***
Email Susan for your chance to
win a free copy!
Canadian and the US only
for the 2 paperbacks.

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Susan writes children’s books as Susan J. Berger. And second chance romances with a touch of magic as Susan B. James. She writes older heroines because she is chronologically gifted and enjoys creating characters who remember that change is only on the outside. Inside our older shells is a much younger psyche. She writes picture books because she never grew up.

Her second romance, Maybe This Time, won the 2019 Raven award for Best Contemporary, The 2019 Readers favorite Gold medal in Time travel and was runner-up for the 2019 RONE Award for Audiobook-General.  Her third romance, Irish Magic, came out in August 2019. The audiobook came out in January 2020
Susan’s other career is acting. On IMDB She is Susan Berger.

Susan J Berger Social Links
Website: https://www.susanjberger.org/
Susan B James Website: https://susanbjames.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/susanjberger
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/susan-j-berger
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3027649.Susan_J_Berger
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Susan-J.-Berger/e/B002O8R0SG
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bergersusanjames/

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Day 6 can be found HERE
Day 8 can be found HERE

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    • Peter Little Wing
    • Chloe the Unfeathered Parrot
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    • Sloth the Lazy Dragon - new edition!
    • Dog Band
    • Libby the Lobivia Jajoiana
    • Beverlee, la chatte de Birmanie
    • Beverlee Beaz the Brown Burmese New Edition!
    • Merry Myrrh, the Christmas Bat
    • Mixter Twizzle's Breakfast
    • Tamara Turtle's Life So Far
    • Sloth the Lazy Dragon
    • Beverlee Beaz the Brown Burmese First Edition (out of print)
    • Books COMING SOON
    • Stories and Articles
  • Novels
    • Horror at Terror Creek
    • They Suck
    • Space Zombies!
    • The Trilogy of Horrifically Half-Baked Ham
    • Novels COMING SOON
  • Scripts
    • Horror at Terror Creek
    • They Suck
    • The Aquarium
    • Paradise Lust...
    • Space Zombies...
    • Sketches
    • Watching Mr. Body
    • The Scary Bitch Project
    • The Foreign Film
    • Where are the Birds?
    • Scripts COMING SOON
    • Free Downloads!
  • Short Fiction
    • The Kiss
    • Envy
    • Space Zombies and Felines Unite!
    • The Institute
    • Reuben
    • Free Downloads!
  • Merchandise and Shop