I had a hard time publishing my books in the beginning of my career, because editors were afraid what people would think of THEM, personally, if their name was associated with me.

Susie Bright was active in the 1970s in various left-wing progressive causes in particular the feminist and anti-war movements. She was the choreographer/consultant for the Wachowski Brothers film Bound (in which Susie Bright also had a cameo appearance). She started The Best American Erotica series in 1993 which Susie Bright publiSusie Brights to this day.

She identifies as a "dyke" though throughout her life Susie Bright has been bisexual in her choice of partners. She was the choreographer/consultant for the Wachowski Brothers film Bound (in which Susie Bright also had a cameo appearance). She founded the first women's erotica book-series Herotica and edited the first three volumes.