Author Archives: Susanne Matthews

I had plans for today, plans that didn’t include rain. My first thought was ugh! So much for doing that. But then I decided to change my attitude. It’s spring. it’s not freezing outside, it’s 55F or 13C where I live. It could be snowing. After all it is May, and May is an unpredictableContinue reading “Thoughts on Another Rainy Monday Morning”

When you get to be my age, I view the task of spring cleaning the same way I view climbing Mount Everest–unachievable, a disaster waiting to happen, but not this year. No, I haven’t miraculously gotten taller and grown muscles. What I have done is hire my sixteen-year-old granddaughter to do the job for me.Continue reading “Spring Cleaning Underway and I’m Still Standing!”

Let’s face it. You do one little internet search and for the next few months you’re inundated with ads for that one thing you searched. My bathroom will be renovaated long before I stop seeing ads for Step-in tubs for seniors. Just sit with your phone on and talk about a vacation to some placeContinue reading “Things that Pop Up on my Feed”

When I decided to try my hand at romantic comedy, sometimes called chick-lit, I struggled with what to write. I knew that I would be working in the first person, something I’d never done, and that I would have a narrow point of view for the plot. I also knew that I would be dealingContinue reading “Tequila Sunrise. Inspiration Can Come From Anywhere!”

We did it! We blogged our hearts out and touched the hearts of others –at least that’s how I feel about this year’s blog challenge. Going into my mail and finding the links to all the blogs I followed this year became as vital to my day as that cup of coffee, and responding toContinue reading “A to Z Challenge Blog 2024, Reflection”

Welcome to May and this month’s IWSG question: May 1 question – How do you deal with distractions when you are writing? Do they derail you? Yes and no. It all depends on what I’m writing and when. If I am in the creative stage and am running along on a great plot or characterContinue reading “ISWG Monthly Blog for May 2024”

And just like that, it’s over. This post is the last one in this year’s challenge. There were times when getting the post written and posted on time was a bit of a struggle, but I managed and I have no regrets–well, maybe a couple since I couldn’t post comments on a few of theContinue reading “A to Z Challenge Block 2024, the Letter Z”

Wow! It’s the last day of April, and we are 1/3 through 2024. Spring has arrived, although it took its own sweet time getting here. This week, our Tuesday Tales authors worked with the word prompt FLOWER. I’m continuing my contemporary paranormal romance suspense, Listen to the Stones. Instead of reaching for another book, sheContinue reading “Tuesday Tales: From the Word FLOWER”

Welcome back. I hope you enjoyed your weekend. I had a lazy day. After posting my blog and watching video church, I enjoed a quiet day. We all need one every now and then. There are only two letters left in this year’s challenge. Today’s letter is Y. Quite simply, I’m going to blog aboutContinue reading “A to Z Challenge Blog 2024, the Letter Y”

Listen to the Stones is winding down. When I finish a labor-intense book like this one, I like to follow it with one that is as different as possible from the previous one. That’s where my Cocktails for You series comes in. Written from the heroine’s point of view, these are lighter stories designed toContinue reading “Love at the Pickleback: Starting a New Book Is Always Exciting”