About Me

Sue Fagalde Lick

Background:

I am a newspaper reporter/editor turned freelance writer/editor/writing teacher. I have been writing and publishing in some form since elementary school, and I am anxious to share my words and my experience with you. Originally from San Jose, California, I now live on the Oregon coast with my dog Annie. In addition to my writing, I am a professional singer/guitarist/piano player and perform frequently in our area.

Writing specialties:

• Oregon coast
  

• The business of writing
  

• Women's issues
  

• Childlessness
  

• Dogs without pedigrees
  

• Portuguese Americans
  

• Living with Alzheimer's Disease
  

Blogs:

• Childless by Marriage
  

• Writer Aid
  

• Unleashed in Oregon
  

• Sue Lick's Newsletter
  

Education:

• MFA in creative writing, Antioch University, Los Angeles
  

• BA in journalism, San Jose State University, San Jose
  

• AA in liberal arts, West Valley College, Saratoga, Calif.
  

Books published:

• Childless by Marriage, Blue Hydrangea Productions, print and e-book, 2012.
  

• Shoes Full of Sand, Blue Hydrangea Productions, print and e-book, 2011.
  

• Freelancing for Newspapers: Writing for an Overlooked Market, Quill Driver Books, 2007
  

• Azorean Dreams, a Portuguese-American romance, iUniverse.com, 2000, Kindle e-book 2011
  

• Stories Grandma Never Told: Portuguese Women in California, Heyday Books, 1998. New edition by Blue Hydrangea Productions, 2007, third printing 2011
  

• The Iberian Americans, Chelsea House, 1990
  

• Booklets: "You Can Publish a Book," Blue Hydrangea, 2002; "Gloucester: Seeking the Story Grandpa Never Told," Blue Hydrangea, 2004
  

Anthologies

• "Writing for Newspapers," Starting Your Career as a Freelance Writer by Moira Allen, Allworth Press, 2nd edition 2011.
  

• "Pitching to Agents at a Writing Conference," The Writer's Guide to Queries, Pitches and Proposals by Moira Allen, Allworth Press, 2010.
  

• "No Prescription Needed," A Cup of Comfort for a Better World, March 2010
  

• "Journey to Damascus", Oregon Stories Anthology, Ooligan Press, 2010, Oregon150.com, stories in honor of the state's sesquicentennial
  

• "Moose in a Noose," a little fun published in Humor for a Boomer's Heart, Howard Books, Oct. 2008
  

• "Respite from the Storm," an essay in the new A Cup of Comfort for Families Touched by Alzheimer's, published by Adams Media, Oct. 2008
  

Articles/Essays:

• "My Imaginary Daughter," Still Crazy, Jan. 2012
  

• Oregon Coast Today: "Time to Round Up Some Art," Sept. 2, 2011; "All That Jazz!," Sept. 30, 2011; "Yachats Mushroom Festival," Oct. 21, 2011; "Quilter's Paradise," Nov. 4, 2011; "Jammin' on the Oregon Coast," Jan. 13, 2012; "Wrapper's Delight (Salt Water Taffy), Feb. 17, 2012.
  

• "Childless Woman's Survival Guide," Exhale Ezine, Winter 2010
  

• "Beer with Attitude", Seaport Airlines Magazine, Oct.-Dec. 2009
  

• "Lighthouses of the Coast" and "Whales So Close You Can Almost Touch Them, Seaport Airlines Magazine, July-Sept. 2009
  

• "Can You Answer These Questions?" Willamette Writer July 2008
  

• "What Time is it There?" Byline Magazine, March 2007
  

• "Smuggled Rocks," "guest editor" essay published in Snowy Egret, Nov. 2006
  

• "Tax Relief," Writer's Digest, April 2006; Writer's Yearbook 2007.
  

• "Capture Those Ideas Before They Float Away," Absolutewrite.com, Feb. 9, 2005
  

• "Sand Blast," article on the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 17, 2004.
  

• "The Truth About Double Beds," Skirt! Magazine, Feb. 2004
  

• "When to Stop Writing and Think," Byline Magazine, Jan. 2004
  

• "Mushrooming on the Oregon Coast," "Up, Up and Away!" "Flying Dutchman Winery," Coastimpressions.com
  

• "Mastering Business Long Distance," Oregon Business, May 2002
  

• "Hunting for Buried Treasure," Oregon Coast Magazine, Sept./Oct. 2003; "Born to Fish," Oregon Coast Magazine, Sept./Oct. 2001
  

Writing-world.com:

• "Prove Your Story with Evidence," Nov. 15, 2007
  

• "The Newspaper/Blog Connection", Sept. 1, 2007
  

• "Newspapers: a Great Source of Freelance Opportunities".  Also reprinted fall 2005 in Katha Kshetre, a literary magazine published in Bangalore, India
  

• "The Perfect Pitch: Pitching to Agents at a Writing Conference"
  

• "Ten Questions to Ask Before You Sign That Print-on-Demand Contract"
  

 

Short Stories:

• "Eating It All," second place winner of the Writer's Reward contest, Q.B. Publishing, featured on web site for May 2004
  

• "The Day Father Jose Lost His Voice," Bellingham Review, Spring/Summer 2004
  

• (nominated for a Pushcart Prize)
  

• "Respirar" (Breathing), published in Portuguese in Saber Acores literary magazine from the Azores, Portugal, June 2004
  

Poems:

• "His Whisker" and "No Interruptions," Diverse Voices Quarterly, June 2012
  

• "Empty Pockets" and "He'll Never Know," Concord anthology, Vol. 3, 2011
  

• "At the Dog Park," "Sherri's House," "Tonight She Danced," and "Walking Ona Beach," recorded for Oregon Poetic Voices project, Aug. 30, 2011
  

• "Tonight She Danced," Snail Mail Review, Fall 2011
  

• "Vision", second place winner Write on the Sound contest, 2010
  

• "Evening Meal," Nexus, July 2009
  

• "Bully Rain" and "She Who Writes Upon the Rock," Waves, 2006
  

Teaching Experience:

• "Freelancing for Newspapers," "Reviews and Op-Eds," online courses at Writing-world.com
  

• "Turn One Idea into Multiple Stories," Catholic Writers Conference
  

• Creative Writing Workshop, Chemeketa Community College, Salem, Oregon
  

• "Freelance I and II," "Writing and Selling Freelance Articles," "Writing and Editing Fiction," "Creative Writing Workshop," "Turning Your Research into Published Articles,"Oregon Coast Community College
  

• "Inside Out," creative writing classes for teens, Oregon Coast Council for the Arts
  

• "Everything But Writing," Feb. 2001, "Print on Demand Publishing," Aug. 2001, "Opinionated Writing," Aug. 2004, "Freelancing for Newspapers", Aug. 2005, Reviews, Aug. 2007,  Willamette Writers 
  

• "Everything But Writing" and "Freelancing for Newspapers," South Coast Writers Conference, Gold Beach Oregon, Feb. 2008
  

• "Freelancing for Newspapers," Willamette Writers Southern Oregon Branch, April 6, 2008
  

• "Freelancing for Newspapers" and "Freelance Article Writing," California Writers Club's East of Eden Conference, Sept. 2008.
  

• "Writing and Selling Freelance Articles," Chattahoochee Valley Writers Conference, Columbus, Georgia, Sept. 2008
  

Memberships:

• American Society of Journalists and Authors
  

• Willamette Writers--co-founder of Oregon Coast chapter
  

• Writers on the Edge--secretary