You must get beyond divertissement, sketch, anecdote, the interesting moment. You must get to the mystery of human personality. What is the line of the story that leads us to a point where we see or intuit something we haven’t before?” John L’Heureux I love this...

Snowy weather great for writing!

by Sandra Smith | August 2, 2021 | tips for writers | 0 Comments

It’s snowing again and a perfect day for working on my writing. I’m going to spend half the rest of the day working on my taxes (ugh!) and half the day working on a new play. Eureka Springs has a new theater company, Oz-Arts Drama Club created by Joe Watts who has...

You can tell it’s Spring…the deer are awake & hungry!

by Sandra Smith | August 2, 2021 | tips for writers | 0 Comments

I don’t believe in feeding wild animals because I feel it disturbs their normal methods of hunting and foraging. But this guy came right up to me when I was snacking on some peanuts and just wouldn’t leave. I finally gave in and let him have one and he almost followed...

Tax-Deductible Expenses – Tips For Writers

by Sandra Smith | August 2, 2021 | tips for writers | 0 Comments

This is from a link I got from the San Francisco Writers Conference Newsletter and has some valuable tips for writers as you prepare your income tax. I’m including it below verbatim: Are you a professional writer? That is, is your writing activity a business? If so,...

San Francisco Writers Conference

by Sandra Smith | August 2, 2021 | learning about writing and publishing, tips for writers | 0 Comments

Just left the San Francisco Writers Conference. We’re travelling in our RV back to Arkansas, sitting in a beautiful county park site just outside Tucson, looking out at all the amazingly varied cactus. The mountains here are stunning as well. I’ve had a chance to let...

Pitch Sessions to agent = requests for more!

by Sandra Smith | August 2, 2021 | tips for writers | 0 Comments

During the three-minute pitch sessions to an agent (or several) included as part of the San Francisco Writers Conference fee, one NY agent asked me to send her some scenes from my book, an L.A. agent asked me to send the entire manuscript, another NY senior literary...