Susan Frances Morris
Susan Frances Morris is the author of THE SENSITIVE ONE: A Memoir (She Writes Press). She was raised in Springfield, Massachusetts, the second-oldest of seven siblings with two sets of twins. She was a practicing nurse from 1989 to 2011, including at Yale New Haven Hospital working in nursing management alongside international experts in the field of women’s health. She met her current husband, Bruce, in 1989. Her passions are walking and bike riding in nature, yoga, traveling, photography, and jewelry design. She has three grown children and four grandchildren. Susan lives with her husband and two dogs in Clifton Park, New York.
Twitter: @sfmorris23
Is there a genre of music that influences your writing/thinking? Do you listen to music while you write?
There’s a coffee shop near me where I go to write a few times a week because I love the music–a soft rock from the 70’s and 80’s. Since I was writing a memoir, the music was helpful since I was writing about that same time period.
When I’m at home writing I keep it somewhat quiet or a light jazz playing softly in the background.
Favorite non-reading activity?
Taking a nature walk.
Is your go to comfort food sweet or savory? Is it something you make yourself? Does food inspire your writing?
Savory. My favorite go to food is a good old grilled cheese with tomato soup. I make it myself with a couple different types of cheeses and prefer sour dough bread.
Not all books are for all readers… when you start a book and you just don’t like it, how long do you read until you bail?
I try to give it my best shot. I’ll put the book down a few times and then pick it back up and try again. Most of the time I make it about a quarter of the way.
Do you collect anything? If so, what, why, and for how long?
I love to collect stones and seashells when I am anywhere near a beach. Whenever I travel, I pick up a stone along the way and tuck it into my pocket. I’ve been doing this since I was a child. I have a collection of rocks and seashells in a large glass canister that I keep in my office from everywhere I’ve traveled to.
