1. Her first published novel, VINTAGE, was not the not the first novel she ever wrote. The first one racked up over 100 rejections from literary agents, including her current agent, before she set it aside and began work on VINTAGE.

2. As mom to 2 boys, she has playlists on her phone consisting entirely of Minecraft and Star Wars parodies.

3. She plays on an Ultimate Frisbee team and coaches the frisbee club at the neighborhood elementary school.

4. She survived 16 years of Catholic school.

5. She was a law clerk for a justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

More about Susan on her bio page.