Frances Susanne Brown
Frances Susanne Brown is an accomplished writer of both nonfiction and fiction. A graduate of NYIT, she received her MFA in Creative Writing from Lesley University.
Frances began her career writing magazine articles. Her work has appeared in The Family Chronicle, The History Magazine, Herb Quarterly, and the nature journal, Whisper in the Woods. She is a still a regular feature contributor for Renaissance Magazine, as well as being one of their book reviewers.
Brown’s memoir, Maternal Threads, was released May 1, 2015 from High Hill Press. The book describes her quest to explore her sketchy maternal heritage, taking the reader on a trip back through time to the early 20th Century in New York—the age of the flapper.
Writing under the pseudonym Claire Gem, her debut novel was released in February 2015. Addressing the themes of May-September romance and the heartbreak of Alzheimer’s, Phantom Traces is a neo-gothic, contemporary romance that combines a modern love story, a historical tragedy, and a spooky paranormal in a multilayered, fast-paced plot guaranteed to take the reader on an emotional ride.
Her other novels include Memories of You, Book 1 in The Lake George Series, is a contemporary romance coming soon from Lachesis Publishing under her second pseudonym, Charlotte Daly. Her women’s fiction, The Phoenix Syndrome, recently won first place honors in FCRW’s The Beacon Contest.
In addition to writing, Frances serves as a judge for numerous writing competitions, and provides writer’s seminars on craft, concept, and marketing. She is also available as a writing coach, produces book covers and trailers, and offers a critique service.
Originally from upstate New York, Frances has also lived in Florida, Texas, and North Carolina. She presently resides in Massachusetts with her husband of 36 years.
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Services
Writing Coach
Seminars on writing: craft, marketing, and audiobook production
Book Trailers
Book Cover Images
Testimonials
For RWA: Frances S. Brown served as judge for a recent past RITA Awards.
From Erin Bevan, multi-published author of Cupid’s Angels (Soul Mate Publishing) and The Ranch Hand (The Wild Rose Press):
“-Pure Gold. There aren’t enough amazing words I can say about Frances S. Brown and her critiques. A story that was just “okay” and got me several rejections, now sparkles and shines thanks to Fran’s help. I have found my partner for life. Anytime she doesn’t like how something is reading, she’s quick to point out the flaw and even faster to offer plenty of advice on how to make my story better. I’ll never let another word go to an editor without getting Fran’s help first.”
From Renee Doboy, writing as Linette Dubois:
“I have to thank you for your amazing critiques on my submission the PYHIAB (Put Your Heart In A Book, New Jersey chapter of RWA) contest – I got so much out of your suggestions…I’m very grateful that you took the time to give such helpful and complimentary feedback…. I hope to meet you sometime, but for now, just know how incredibly grateful I am!”
From Karen DeJong
2015 Emerald City Writers Conference Chair and Emerald City Opener Chair:
“To Whom It May Concern:
Frances Susanne Brown was an active participant as a judge in the 2015 Emerald City Opener, a contest for unpublished writers. She judged a total of nine entries in both Contemporary Romance and Romantic Suspense categories. Her scores were on par with other judges.”
From Beth Seeber, Contest Coordinator for CTRWA’s NERA (New England Reader’s Award) Contest:
“Frances judged four entries in the Paranormal Category for the NERA. Entrants were required to send the first 15 pages of their manuscript and were judged on characterization, plot, and their storytelling ability.
Frances critiqued each entry with honesty and scored them fairly while leaving encouraging comments for the writer on how to improve their story. I highly recommend her for critiquing services.”
For production of book trailers, from Gail Ingis, author of Indigo Sky (Soul Mate Publishing):
“Frances Brown knows how to create book trailers for however you see your dream. She is efficient, knows how to write prose to fit your story, understands design, and is a pleasure to have on your team. Frances knows how to use all those positive adjectives to make your story sell, using a trailer as the sales medium.
I highly recommend Frances Brown for book trailer production.”