by Susan Matley | Mar 1, 2024 | Official Blog
It’s that time of year again, the bleak and chilly closing weeks of winter taking their darn time to get it done already! It’s easy to feel downtrodden amidst the dripping cold, the slick and rotting leaves underfoot, the odd bits of trash that emerge from melting...
by Susan Matley | Feb 22, 2024 | Official Blog
This is so exciting! Remember last week when I suspected the color red showing up in my life was the forerunner of new things? Earlier this week, because my eyes were open to the possibility, a very interesting prospect came to my attention. Will we be famous?...
by Susan Matley | Feb 16, 2024 | Official Blog
February is a month that seems to cry out for the color red. Smack in the middle of it is Valentine’s Day- -big red hearts everywhere you look! One of our school colors is red. Correct, 9. “Red and White Fight Fight!” as we used to scream from the Port...
by Susan Matley | Feb 9, 2024 | Official Blog
Valentine’s Day 2024. I’m intrigued that Ash Wednesday also falls on February 14th this year. Romance sharing the day with the kickoff for 40 days of sacrifice? Coincidence, or does the juxtaposition hold deeper meaning? What on earth are you talking...
by Susan Matley | Feb 2, 2024 | Official Blog
Many novelists agree that first drafts of books are, objectively, crap. You might start with a well-plotted outline including descriptions of each scene. Or you might start with a beginning, an ending, a cast, and a vague idea of what happens in the middle. Or maybe...
