The Finding Faith author recently took to the Facebook group, The Ward, and left netizens flabbergasted. She revealed that her family made the decision to declare her dead as she was battling a mental health crisis. The post read:
She added:
While the Meachen family maintained that the author had passed away, they blamed online trolls and other romance writers of bullying her. Meanwhile, Susan Meachen’s online friends grieved for the loss of a friend and collected money for funeral expenses.
They also worked for free to edit one of the author’s unpublished works to fulfil what was described to be Susan’s last wish- the release of her final novel ahead of her daughter’s wedding.
Who is Susan Meachen? Fellow author Samantha A. Cole condemns author’s elaborate death hoax
At the time of her alleged death, she was reportedly working on her last novel Love to Last a Lifetime. This was allegedly published posthumously by Meachen’s daughter in October 2020, who completed the final rewrites.
Fellow author and member of the indie romance book community Samantha A. Cole revealed that she had grieved the death of Meachen. The former went on to express outrage over the fake death. Speaking about how she felt about Susan Meachen’s alleged passing, Cole wrote in a Facebook post:
Cole also explained how she realized that a Facebook user under the name TN Steele, who was insistent on taking on the role of administrator of The Ward Facebook group, was none other than Meachen herself.
In another Facebook video, Cole expressed that the situation was “beyond psychotic.” She also revealed that she engaged with Susan Meachen after she returned to the Facebook community.
In the messages shared between the two, Meachen claimed that she had “no control” over her family’s decision to pronounce her dead as she was “fighting” for her life.
In another text message, Meachen claimed that she was “not worried about the book world” letting her back in as she felt that she “was never really in.”
In her Facebook video, Cole vehemently stated that she was against Meachen’s actions. She said:
Netizens react to Susan Meachen’s rise from the dead
Internet users were astonished by the death hoax. Many were quick to believe that the Losing Hope author took part in the intricate scheme to drive her book sales and make other sorts of financial benefits. A few reactions to the matter at hand read:
It remains unclear whether Meachen will continue to release books under her real name due to the massive backlash she has garnered recently.
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