Category Archives: Guest Blogs

Guest Post: Embracing Our Identity As a Writer by Author Anne Goodwin

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Sherri Matthews

Today, I’m delighted and honoured to host author Anne Goodwin at the Summerhouse for her ongoing blog tour. It’s lovely to welcome Anne again, so much enjoying her engaging and much discussed guest post, ‘Putting the personal into fiction…and taking … Continue reading →

Posted in Asperger's Syndrome, Guest Blogs | Tagged Asperger's Syndrome, Author Anne Goodwin, Becoming Someone, Book Blog Tour, Guest Post, Identity, Inspired Quill, Sugar And Snails, Underneath, Writer's Identity | 85 Comments

49 Days In 1988: Week 36 – Choices

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Sherri Matthews

Today I’m travelling with Hugh Roberts and Huey Lewis and the News back to the future. Since January, Hugh has invited a weekly guest to choose their favourite 80’s song and feature in his ’49 Days in 1988′ series. Hugh … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogs, Uncategorized | Tagged 80#s Music, Carrot Ranch, Flash fiction, Flash Fiction Contest, Flash Fiction Rodeo 2018, Guest Post, Huey Lewis and the News, Memoir, Memoir Writing, The 80#s, The Power of Love | 12 Comments

Raw Literature: Asperger’s, Voice and the Search for Identity

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Sherri Matthews

My guest post features at Carrot Ranch today. I’m honoured for the opportunity to write about a subject close to my heart and share my passion for increasing awareness of the impact of Asperger’s on Aspies and their families, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Asperger's Syndrome, Guest Blogs, Uncategorized | Tagged Ancestry, Asperger's Syndrome, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Blogging, DNA, Family Life, Heritage, Identity, writing | 34 Comments

In The Raw

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Sherri Matthews

As the sun slowly set on 2016, I watched from a beach on the Dorset coastline, and I thought of my dad. Today, writing my first post of a new year, I think of all that’s happened since I wrote … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Family Memoirs, Guest Blogs, Writing | Tagged Blogging, Champagne, Dad, Family Memoirs, Fourth Blogging Anniversary, Guest Posts, Memoir Writing, New Year, Raw Literature, thank you, writing | 135 Comments

December’s Guest Storyteller, Sherri Matthews

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

Originally posted on Sarah Potter Writes:
Sherri has been writing full-time since 2011. Currently working on her memoir, Stranger in a White Dress, she has been published in a variety of national magazines and two anthologies. Sherri raised her three,…

Posted in Guest Blogs, Uncategorized | Tagged Christmas, Flash fiction, Guest Post, story telling | 34 Comments

Guest Post: Author Anne Goodwin

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Today, I’m delighted and honoured to welcome author Anne Goodwin to the Summerhouse. I first met Anne over a year ago when I took the plunge – or should I say, the saddle – and rode over to Charli Mills’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogs | Tagged Anne Goodwin, Autobiography, Debut novel, Fiction, Fictional Characters, Flash fiction, Guest Blog, Guest Post, Memoir, Novel Writing, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Writing Process | 93 Comments

Sunday Lunch Invitation – Sherri Matthews and Michelle Clements James.

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

A guest post in which I share the story of ‘Crazy Grandma’ and the turkey that never was; a summer story just in time for Thanksgiving…thank you so much Sally Cronin for the invitation!

Posted in Family Life, Family Traditions, Guest Blogs, Uncategorized | Tagged Christmas, Family Life, Family Traditions, Guest Blog, Guest Post, Thanksgiving | 30 Comments

Guest Post by Author Geoff Le Pard

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Today I’m delighed to welcome to the Summerhouse the indomnitable Geoff Le Pard ~ I had the pleasure of meeting Geoff at the Blogger’s Bash in June and he is as warm, friendly and genuine – and yes, funny – … Continue reading →

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The Mystery Of The Missing Laptop And Other Tales From The Summerhouse

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Hello dear friends! Thank you so much for your lovely, warm welcome back. It’s great to be blogging again, although I still don’t have my shiny and new, bright and breezy, newly repaired laptop. Shall I tell you why? Because … Continue reading →

Posted in Asperger's Syndrome, Blogging, Current Affairs, Guest Blogs | Tagged American Buffalo Play, Asperger's Syndrome, Blog Interview, Blogging, Computer Problems, Damian Lewis, Guest Blog, Heatwave, John Goodman, S.M.A.G. Badge, thank you | 79 Comments

Book Giveaway: Claudia Must Die By T. B. Markinson

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

One of the many things I love about this wonderful blogging community is not only the many stories we share and friendships we make, but the ways in which we support and encourage one another in so many ways. I … Continue reading →