by Susan Matley | Oct 16, 2015 | Official Blog
I’ve never been a joiner. At age seven I was kicked out of Brownies for insubordination. When I was twenty-something, personality assessment tests administered by prospective employers determined that I was a “maverick” employee, someone who consistently went my own...
by Susan Matley | Oct 7, 2015 | Official Blog
My name is Grizelda Matley. If you are lucky enough to be reading this, you can see that I am a cat. A beautiful female tiger cat, to be precise. This blog is usually posted on Friday, but it’s early this week. My mom, aka Susan Matley, is at a writers’ conference,...
by Susan Matley | Oct 2, 2015 | Official Blog
We’ve just returned from a 5-day book tour. Whew! I’m not using the royal “we”; my husband joined me on the trip to Western Washington and also in the readings. He brought much to the story-telling in his vivid portrayals of Ralph and Jim and inspired applause from...
by Susan Matley | Sep 25, 2015 | Official Blog
It’s “back to school” month, a time of year that, for me, pulls up memories of new school supplies and cardigan sweaters that were just right in the morning but too hot in the afternoon. In grade school it meant long hours under the guidance of a lone teacher,...
by Susan Matley | Sep 18, 2015 | Official Blog
One of the benefits of being a writer is always having an excuse to read. Sometimes I’m focused on research for a story, sometimes I’m looking for the elusive “comp” title (meaning either comparable or competitive, depending on who you ask) for a book...
