Susie Kearley

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About Susie Kearley

Susie Kearley is a British writer and photographer, who has been widely published around the world. Her latest books are:

- Pestilence: an apocalyptic novel
- A Grand Tour of Scotland in a Freedom Caravan
- Candida Albicans: Overcoming Yeast and Fungal Infections
- Freelance Writing: Aim Higher, Earn More (2nd edition 2019)
- The Little Book of Freelance Writing
- Pagan Journeys.

Susie has a keen interest in health and nutrition (qualified in 2008), and has more books in her head than she has time to write! Her day job is working as a freelance feature writer for newspapers and magazines.

You can follow Susie at:
Twitter @kearleysusie
Facebook www.facebook.com/susie.kearley.writer
Blog www.susiekearley.blogspot.co.uk

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Pestilence Jan 6, 2021

by Susie Kearley

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*There's a pandemic, but this is no virus… and the government's in denial.*

"It's well written, quite pacey, and has a really great, original high concept, reminiscent of great scifi/apocalypse writers like H G Wells and John Wyndham. It certainly held my interest throughout and kept me turning the pages" – Dave Sivers, author of the Archer and Baines novels.

In a changing world, impacted by global warming, a strange new fungus grows in the damp humid climate. People have discovered its mind-altering effects - and everyone's using. Dr David Leeman has discovered a medicinal use for this compound - a miracle cure, to end antibiotic resistance and treat incurable disease.

Terry is an early beneficiary of the wonder-drug. She's taking part in clinical trials, but her partner, Alex, is furious. He's bitterly opposed to the pharmaceutical industry and won't support her.

Little Jessica is developing a drug habit, using the new legal high - then she develops a skin problem.

Dr Leeman realises, too late, that his wonder-drug has created a pathway for a new pandemic - a fungal disease that is causing mass deaths across the globe.

As civilisation collapses, the three come together, forming a healing commune to boost their immune systems and fight the pathogen. But will they find a cure?

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'Pestilence' is a fast-paced apocalyptic thriller, conceived years before the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Freelance Writing On Health, Food and Gardens Feb 28, 2014

by Susie Kearley

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In 2011 Susie Kearley quit a 15-year marketing career to start up as a freelance writer in the middle of a recession. In this book, she shares how, in under two years, she went from being an aspirational rookie, to working for some of the biggest names in publishing. This book is inspirational. It provides valuable tips to get you started in writing for the health, food and gardening markets, and has wider relevance to other fields of journalism. Interviews with other writers - all working in the health, food and gardening markets - give superb insight into the highlights and challenges that each of them have faced in this field of work. The book features interviews with some well-known writers and with others who are still building their reputation, including: Amanda Hamilton, celebrity nutritionist and health writer; Jackie Lynch, nutritionist and health writer; Nick Baines, travel writer focusing on food topics; Sue Ashworth, food and cookery writer; John Negus, gardening writer; Helen Riches, garden designer and writer. Susie provides humorous accounts of the obstacles she faced, as well as tips on how to write a winning pitch, how to market yourself as a writer, and how to avoid legal issues. She provides anecdotes and personal insights that many freelance writers will relate to, on topics from getting paid, to quashing the myths of freelance writing. This book is a valuable resource for anyone wanting to be a successful freelance writer in the health, food, and gardening markets.

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Pagan Journeys: A collection of articles and interviews on Druidry, sacred places, and natural health Dec 31, 2015

by Susie Kearley

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This is a collection on pagan living and related topics. They include interviews with Druids, as well as first-hand accounts of pagan festivals and sacred locations. There are chapters on Druid gardening, healing, crystals, and meditation.

Part 1 is a series of interviews with three Druids, a clairvoyant who runs a crystal healing shop, and my own experience of a Druid solstice ceremony.

Part 2 looks at ancient sacred places across the UK, including stone circles, prehistoric burial grounds, and special places. It includes: Wiltshire's Stone Circles and Burial Mounds, Summer Solstice Festivals, The Secrets of Grimes Graves, Glastonbury, Whiteleaf Cross, the Ring of Brodgor, Castlerigg, the Rollright Stones, and Lough Gurr.

Part 3 focuses on natural healing. It looks at the evidence for natural approaches to healthcare including healthy eating, meditation, and relaxation, as well as how a raw vegan lifestyle could have extra clout when it comes to healing.

The Kindle edition has full colour photos.

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Candida Albicans: Overcoming Yeast and Fungal Infections Jun 10, 2020

by Susie Kearley

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Yeast and fungal infections are becoming increasingly common, driven by our modern stressful lifestyles, high-sugar diets, and over-use of some medications. Antibiotics and steroid drugs have a detrimental effect on our natural immunity and provide opportunistic yeast infections an environment where they can proliferate, spread, and thrive. The most common and best known yeast infection is called Candida Albicans. This book looks at Candida Albicans and other pathogenic fungi that can cause disease.

Yeast infections include:
• Candidiasis in the Gut
• Oral Thrush
• Vaginal thrush or thrush around the groin area
• Athlete's Foot
• Fungal infections of the skin
• Psoriasis may be caused by a yeast infection.

Symptoms of Candidiasis present in the gut can include:
• Irritable bowel syndrome / diarrhoea / constipation
• Fatigue / lethargy
• Loss of concentration
• Dizziness
• Aches and pains
• Sleep disturbances
• Headaches
• Bloatedness
• Cravings for sweets
• Allergies
• Respiratory problems.

Some natural health therapists say a feeling of being ‘ill all over’ can be caused by toxins released by the Candida spores.

For many sufferers the problem started with antibiotics, which can have a negative impact on the immune system, and kill off healthy bacteria, paving the way for pathogenic yeasts to take hold.

Contents...

Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Getting a Diagnosis
Chapter 3 - Understanding Immunity
Chapter 4 - Techniques to Boost Immunity
Chapter 5 - Underlying Conditions
Chapter 6 - Allergy Treatments
Chapter 7 - The Anti-Candida Diet
Chapter 8 - Recipes
Chapter 9 - A to Z of Antifungals

About the Author...
Susie Kearley is a writer, qualified in nutrition, with a BSc (Hons) Psychology. She has studied fungal infections extensively over many years, having had personal experience of the problems they can cause following antibiotics. This book is intended to be easy to read and accessible, exploring a wide range of treatment options, alongside ways to boost your natural immunity.

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A Grand Tour of Scotland in a Freedom Caravan Jun 3, 2020

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A Grand Tour of Scotland in a Freedom Caravan takes you on a journey through Scotland, up the west coast and down the east coast, telling the stories of Scottish history and volatility on the way. We visit many fascinating places, experience gales on the way up, a hurricane on the way back, and the caravan gets flooded on the Isle of Skye. We get eaten alive by midges, and meet many interesting characters, including Roman centurions and Redcoat soldiers from the 18th century. We go inside a Vulcan aircraft, explore the incredible landscapes of the Scottish Highlands, and meet thousands of sheep. There are many incredible castles and we learn about the different clans, see historic jails and learn the fate of some of the inmates. Beauty spots and gardens are abundant, and we visit Crucahan hydro power station, tunneled deep inside a hill. On the Hebridean Islands, we see puffins on Staffa. At the Sealife Sanctuary in Oban we see Canadian Otters and seals, and in Fort William we make an attempt to climb Ben Nevis. We follow in the footsteps of Harry Potter at Glenfinan, see trilobite fossils in the rocks at Knockon Crag, visit the MOD training ground of Cape Wrath, and take a boat ride through Smoo Cave. On the Orkney Islands we visit a prehistoric village, and ancient stone circles. The Cairgorms National Park wildlife experiences are wonderful. Sir Walter Scott's house in Abbotsford will take your breath away. We stop in Yorkshire on the way home, visiting a jail, courtroom, workhouse, and police museum in Ripon, as well as the stunning gardens of Fountain's Abbey.

Colour pictures show you the places we visited and the people and animals we met on our journey. The book explores the glorious sights and volatile history of Carlisle, the Borders, Loch Lomond and the Trossochs National Park, Iveraray, Oban, Iona, Mull, Staffa, Fort William, Glen Nevis, Isle of Skye, Ullapool, Durness, Dunnet Bay and the Orkney Islands, Dornoch and the Cairngorms National Park, Perth, Jedburgh, and Ripon.

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Freelance Writing: Aim Higher, Earn More: Build on your successes and take your writing to the next level: Revised, Updated and Expanded (2019) Mar 11, 2019

by Susie Kearley

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This new edition is updated to reflect changes in market trends and opportunities. A new section has been added on anthologies and there's a section on travel writing, which was not in the earliest copies sold.

In 2011 Susie Kearley quit a career in marketing to follow her lifelong dream of becoming a full-time freelance writer. She had no contacts, no real experience in the publishing industry, and no idea whether she would succeed. Yet through sheer tenacity, determination and hard work, she built a solid career as a freelance writer, in the middle of a global economic recession. Today, she works for some well-known publications and earns a living from her writing.

In this book, Susie discusses her approaches to getting published and answers many of the burning questions asked of any freelance writer:

- How much money do writers make? How much do you earn?
- How can I generate more income from my writing?
- Where can I find the best opportunities in freelance writing?
- How can I learn from rejection and increase my chances of success?
- How do I break into magazines and newspapers overseas?
- Do I need an agent? What can they do for me?
- What's it like working with a small press book publisher?
- What are the biggest challenges to a sustainable freelance career, and how can I overcome them?

This book discusses writers' average earnings and the many challenges facing someone following a freelance career. It explains how to generate income from feature articles, blogging, books, photography, and content creation for business. It details the money to be made from associations that pay out secondary royalties on your articles, photographs, and books. It also looks at record keeping and organisational skills - essential requirements once your workload reaches a certain level.

This book is written for those writers who've seen modest successes in publishing, to help them take their writing to the next level. It will help anyone looking for new inspiration and insight, who wants to earn more from their writing.

There are many beginners books on the market. This book is different. It focuses on making a regular income from writing. It doesn't go into great detail on the basics like how to pitch, because that's covered in lots of other books, including the author's first book, Freelance Writing on Health, Food and Gardens.

Part 1 focuses on different ways of making money from your writing.

Part 2 looks at working for magazines around the world and discusses the things you need to think about when you write for overseas markets.

Part 3 looks at opportunities in book publishing, anthologies, a day in court, professional indemnity insurance, marketing, social media and writing as therapy.

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The Little Book of Freelance Writing: Writing ideas, opportunities, inspiration and success stories Nov 23, 2016

by Susie Kearley

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- Looking for writing inspiration?
- Want to write the perfect pitch?
- Keen to learn from other writers?

Then this book is for you! It’s full of little gems of information and inspiring stories, to guide you on your writing journey. It covers ideas and inspiration, market demand and writers’ pay, writing mistakes to avoid, finding new homes for articles that get rejected, taking your blog from obscurity to success, rights and contracts, website content creation, self-publishing, and a selection of inspiring stories.

It includes interviews with authors and comment about the industry. Best selling author Mary Mackie explains how her work was inspired by living in a National Trust house. Comedy writer Jon Rance explains how he got a publishing deal with Hodder and Stoughton after he self-published his hugely successful first novel. Best selling thriller writer, Rachel Abbot, explains how she sold millions of copies of her book by publishing her way.

It packs a big punch for a little 5x8" book. Easy to dip into, easy to read and straight to the point, full of interesting stories and inspiration to help you on your writing journey.

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Healthy Inspired Living: A collection of articles on health, healing, sustainability, and unwavering faith Jan 29, 2015

by Susie Kearley

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This book is a collection of inspirational stories and articles, about health, the environment and amazing people: A Christian pilgrimage carrying a giant cross through the countryside; the pastor who used a caravan to engage with troubled youth; a man who was blinded yet kept his faith when the future looked hopeless; dynamic outreach ideas that helped churches grow; the woman whose faith and positivity helped her recover from a brain tumour; and a tale of angelic healing. From overcoming loneliness, to street evangelism and personal health, this book looks at the positive things Christians are doing in the world today. It also covers practical ways that we can all live healthier lives and be kinder to the environment. This is the second edition, updated in 2021, with information about eco-church activities and a loneliness project.

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Memories of the Second World War Jan 9, 2015

by Susie Kearley

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This book is a collection of interviews with people who remember the Second World War. None of them were on the front line, but some were serving their country as Naval Wrens, one was a Royal Air Force Bomber Command Cartographer, and one was posted at Bletchley Park, involved in the code breaking activities there.

Among the other interviewees are a nurse who cared for the people injured in the blasts during the London bombings. She did the best she could, with rationed supplies, working in temporary prefabricated wards.

Another contributor, Maureen, who just a little girl at the time, will never forget a US pilot, nicknamed 'Sparky', who sacrificed his life to save her small English town. His B-17 Bomber plane hit trouble in a storm, and he guided the stricken plane away from the buildings before ditching it into a field where all the bombs on board exploded, ending his life.

Many of those interviewed were children in the 1940s They remember the excitement of war, the intrigue of the ruins, which they used as playgrounds, the horrid smells of the gas masks, and the sounds of the air raid sirens. One was evacuated to the countryside and tells the tale of a lonely little girl entering a frightening new world of wonder.

This collection is dedicated to Reg Barnes, a war-time farmer in Lincolnshire, who shared his story with me, and saw it published in a couple of magazines before he died later that year, in 2014.

The stories go as far afield as the occupation of Jersey in the Channel Islands. What was it was like being a child growing up in that repressive environment, surrounded by German soldiers? Now you can read all about it.

These stories, or a variation on the themes, have been printed in a variety of publications including Military History Monthly, Lincolnshire Life, Best of British, Chat, Chicken Soup for the Soul and some other titles in a range of formats and perspectives.

These are all great stories of triumph over adversity in a country torn apart by war - yet brought together in solidarity. Now indulge your curiosity and enjoy a good read.

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