Biography sue ann jaffarian

Sue Ann Jaffarian


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Sue Ann Jaffarian is the author of the Odelia Grey Mystery series and the Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery series, and a full-time paralegal who lives and works in Los Angeles. She writes mysteries, general fiction, and short stories, and is sought after as a motivational and humorous speaker. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime.

The first in Jaffarian’s Odelia Grey Mystery series, Too Big to Miss, is a Bronze Medal winner for the 2007 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPYs). Her Odelia Grey books are consistently reviewed favorably in prominent book industry publications—receiving a starred review in Library Journal—and national mystery magazines such as The Strand and Mystery Scene. Odelia Grey books have also been lauded in the New York Times, optioned for film/TV rights, and advocated by New York Times bestselling author Lee Child and Emmy award-winning actress and plus-size women activist Camryn Manheim.

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Jaffarian, Sue Ann 1952(?)–

PERSONAL:

Born December 21, 1952 (one source says 1951), in MA.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Los Angeles, CA. Office—3500 Overland Ave., Ste. 110, PMB 82, Los Angeles, CA 90034. Agent—Whitney Lee, The Fielding Agency, LLC, 269 S. Beverly Dr., Ste. 341, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Writer, novelist, editor, marketer, promotions coach, and public speaker. Fat Chance Promotions (a marketing, editing services, and promotional coaching company), founder. Works as a paralegal in CA and as a motivational speaker. Founder of a support group for overweight females.

MEMBER:

Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime (president, Los Angeles chapter).

WRITINGS:

"ODELIA GREY" MYSTERY SERIES

The Curse of the Holy Pail, iUniverse (Lincoln, NE), 2003.

Too Big to Miss, Midnight Ink (Woodbury, MN), 2006.

Thugs and Kisses, Midnight Ink (Woodbury, MN), 2008.

Work represented in the anthology Love at Large, Draumr Publishing, 2004. Author of blog, Babble 'n Blog.

ADAPTATIONS:

Too Big to Miss has been optioned for

Sue Ann Jaffarian is a nomadic writer. 

Since 2019, she has lived full-time in a 2016 Winnebago Travato, making the road her home. She has traveled throughout the United States and Canada, chronicling her journey daily at The Novel RV Journal on Patreon.  

Now  you  can  read  about  her   van life  in  her highly  anticipated  memoir  I  Sleep  Around,  the Humorous Memoir  of  a Nomadic Writer.

”Funny, adventurous and educational. I Sleep Around is Jack Kerouac as seen through the windshield of an RV.” —   Matt Coyle, author of the bestselling Rick Cahill crime novels

“incredibly  honest  and  authentic”  —  Stefany  Adinaro  of  The  Fit  RV

“This is  not  just  a  memoir;  it’s  a  revelation  of  freedom  and  self-discovery,  crafted  on  the  highways  and  byways  of  America.”  —  Tonya  Kappes,  

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