“Matlock has a gift for telling what she calls ‘the secret lives of ordinary people.’”
~Detroit Free Press
Latest Posts
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Looking for Beta Readers
Are you a beta reader for an author? Have you read two or more of my books? Do you like my books? Do you enjoy women’s fiction? I’m looking for five beta readers for my latest novel, currently titled According to Carley Love. The term ‘Beta Reader’ makes me smile. It came about from the…
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Accept Life’s Chaos
Do yourself a favor and read Steven Pressfield’s Writing Wednesdays post: The Willing Embrace of Chaos. It’s short, and you’ll thank me later. Read the comments, too; much wisdom in them. I have always disliked chaos and have fought it like a tiger. Wasting a lot of energy in a losing battle. Chaos is the…
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In Remembrance of Hardy Dean, Patriot
No, he is not famous. He’s not in history books, and I had to follow a trail of breadcrumbs along my family line to learn of him–thanks to Family Search, which now has some Revolutionary War records online, and to the countless individuals recording genealogy. Here is one of the military pay vouchers for Hardy…
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In Praise of Dawdling Time
I spent five days camping where this was my view–the Tombigbee River. When I go off in my camper, I forget about my so-called normal life–schedules, demands, writing, bills. That’s the point of a get-away, after all. My camper life is one of driving curvy roads through the countryside, photographing long-abandoned houses and buildings, reverently…
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The Road Unseen
This is the road my faithful dog and I walk along each morning. I have deep thoughts, and the dog smells deep smells, and her tail wags happily, her ears perked as she pads along in her happily expectant manner. As I walked along this morning, gazing mostly downward, I thought of the conversation I…
“Matlock writes about generous people striving to live and love well. She does it beautifully.
~ Contra Costa Times
Curtiss Ann Matlock 