Author Archives: Susanne Matthews

Happy Tuesday! It isn’t raining today, but it isn’t snowing either, so I’ll take the win. The last six letters of the alphabet are the hardest ones for me to write about, but today’s letter is U, and I can share some thoughts in a Did You Know that understanding what readers want is anContinue reading “2023 A to Z Challenge Blog: Understanding”

Welcome to the last Tuesday Tales post for the month of April, and the last one from Finding Melinda. Next week, I’ll be starting a new book. This week our word prompt is BRIGHT. I’m a few words over 400. Enjoy. After a surprisingly deep and dreamless sleep, Melinda awoke to a beautiful Saturday, theContinue reading “Tuesday Tales: From the Word BRIGHT”

Happy Monday! It’s raining here, but green bits and buds are showing everywhere, so it looks like spring is officially here! I hope you had a great weekend. This is our last week together this year. I hope you’ve enjoyed my posts in the 2023 challenge. Public service announcement first! For the second time duringContinue reading “2023 A to Z Challenge Blog: Tone”

As a child, I dreamed of becoming a ballerina, but those dreams were never to be–short, fat, and asthmatic do not a ballerina make. But I have always admired their dedication and willingness to truly suffer for their art. Here’s the Blurb:The dance is everything, or is it? Brandi Alexandra Jameson’s entire life has beenContinue reading “Sneak Peek Sunday”

Here we are again, with Mother Nature having a hot flash, but I’ll take it. Today’s Did You Know seals with series. Did you know that according to a number of promotion websites, books in a series sell better than standalone books? When I first started writing, all of my books were standalone. Since IContinue reading “2023 A to Z Challenge Blog: Series”

Here we are again, slowly wending our way through the last nine letters of the alphabet, some of them the least used letters of all. Today, the focus is on the letter R. Did you know that getting reviews is one of the biggest challenge an author faces these days? Writing and editing a bookContinue reading “2023 A to Z Challenge Blog: Reviews”

I’m back in the groove. I finished Finding Melinda yesterday, making the deadline with a day to spare. LOL Today’s letter is Q and I’ve chosen to do my Did You Know about Quitting. Sooner or later, we are all quitters. Not me, you say? Then you are indeed rare. I can honestly say, I’veContinue reading “2023 A to Z Challenge Blog: Quitting”

I knew it would happen eventually. I didn’t get a chance to post yesterday. Would you believe I got my days of the week mixed up? I have a calendar of activities on my desk, but for some reason, my brain was stuck on Monday when it was actually Tuesday. One of the biggest hurdlesContinue reading “2023 A to Z Challenge Blog Opportunity and Perception”

Welcome to this week’s Tuesday Tales the blog where a select group of authors share their works in progress with you. This week our word is DIRT and the scenes are limited to 400 words. I’m continuing with my romance suspense, Finding Melinda. Good news, folks. We have a cover. “This is amazing.” Marc leanedContinue reading “Tuesday Tales: From the Word DIRT”

Welcome back to the letter N. In my writing, length has always been an issue because I like complicated plots. Did you know what the difference between a novel and a novella is? Both are works of fiction with developed characters, a plot, and action with some degree of realism. While a novella is longerContinue reading “2023 A to Z Challenge Blog Novel or Novella?”