by Susan Matley | Aug 9, 2024 | Official Blog
Sometimes life is pretty quiet. Other times, there seems to be a lot going on. Right now I’m in a cycle of these “other times.” This calls for a mindset that I describe as project management. That sounds kind of boring. It can be kind of boring, 9, but...
by Susan Matley | Aug 2, 2024 | Official Blog
Last Thursday I had my much-anticipated DEXA scan, the follow-up from October, 2022, when I learned I was in the very early stages of osteoporosis. For almost two years I’ve been taking a plant-based calcium supplement (believed to be easier to absorb than the...
by Susan Matley | Jul 26, 2024 | Official Blog
Titles. They can refer to a person (royalty, professions, national leaders), a property (real estate, vehicles, boats), and probably most frequently to a work of art (books, songs, movies, etc.). An interesting detail of copyright law: titles are NOT copyright...
by Susan Matley | Jul 19, 2024 | Official Blog
Last week I took a road trip, 800 miles, total. Destination: Port Townsend, WA. A trip to visit family and friends. There was a heat advisory all over the state, including a rare string of ninety-plus degree highs in western Washington. Ew! Ew, indeed,...
by Susan Matley | Jul 12, 2024 | Official Blog
This week I’m writing from a place with a beautiful view. One of my favorites, in fact. Did I come here for a writer’s retreat, holed up in some faraway place to power through a final draft of my next novel? Nope. I’m here because- – ...