Welcome to February 2025. Today is the one-year anniversary of my mother’s death. I didn’t think things could get any worse for me, but they did, and not just for me, for the whole of humanity. Sadly, I’m convinced that things will get even worse before they get better. Trying to stay positive isn’t easy.
My online friends and readers are among the many things for which I’m grateful. You keep me going, you keep me striving, and most of all, you give me a chance to be creative and write.
February 5 question – Is there a story or book you’ve written you want to/wish you could go back and change?
I was fortunate to be able to do that when I got my rights back for many of my books originally published by established publishers and small ones. Today, I write what I want to write and have no one to please but myself. My stories are 100 percent mine. Would I be a bigger success if I were still with them? I’m not sure, but I know that no one owns my soul and that matters more to me now than ever.
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Published by Susanne Matthews
Hi! I live in Eastern Ontario. I'm married with three adult children and five wonderful grandchildren.
I prefer warm weather, and sunshine but winter gives me time to write.
If I’m listening to music, it will be something from the 1960s or 1970s.
I enjoy action movies, romantic comedies, but I draw the line at slasher flicks and horror. I love science fiction and fantasy as well.
I love to read; I immerse myself in the text and, as my husband says, the house could fall down around me, and I’d never notice. My preferences are as varied as there are genres, but nothing really beats a good romance, especially one that is filled with suspense. I love historical romance too, and have read quite a few of those.
If I’m watching television, you can count on it being a suspense — I’m not a fan of reality TV, sit-coms, or game shows.
Writing gives me the most pleasure. I love creating characters that become real and undergo all kinds of adventures. It never ceases to amaze me how each character can take on its own unique personality; sometimes, they grow very different from the way I pictured them!
Inspiration comes from all around me; imagination has no bounds. If I can think it, imagine it, I can write it!
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Sending hugs, Susanne.
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Thank you.
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I don’t mind at all going it alone. It’s more work, but I love research so dig into stuff I didn’t know how to do, hire professionals for other pieces–it all works out.
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I feel you! Going from publishing for houses/editors was a profitable cage – I made a great living but I wasn’t putting out content that really spoke to me. When self-pubbing hit, all the joy of words came back. True, I don’t have that wonderful cushion of advance money, but I have the freedom to do the stories of my heart.
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I’ve always written for myself. Yet I still go through beta readers and use critique partners. I don’t know if it’s silly but that my routine. 🙂
Anna from elements of emaginette
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I too have critics. They remind me that not all my ideas have merit.
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Hi, Susanne! Thank you for the 8 things to remember image. It’s excellent, and I’ve slid it onto to my desktop. I’ve written so many things that I had to write over the decades, and now I am only writing for me. My heart goes out to you as you remember your mother. If you had a good mother who loved you, that loss does not go away over time.
Wishing you all the best!
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Thank you and good luck with your writing.
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No one owns your soul – well put.
Very sorry for the sad thoughts at this time. I miss my mother as well.
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But there are some good memories, too, and those are the ones to cherish.
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