tips for writers

A Writer’s Time There is nothing harder to estimate than a writer’s time, nothing harder to keep track of. There are moments—moments of sustained creation—when a writer’s time is fairly valuable; and there are hours and hours when a writer’s…

James Baldwin once said, “You write in order to change the world, knowing perfectly well that you probably can’t, but also knowing that literature is indispensable to the world.”I agree with him – without literature, we have no way to…

Perseverance and Making TimeWriting requires a number of skills. Many beginning writers may imagine that one or two of those skills will be the keys to success. A natural way with words or storytelling or perhaps a knack for meeting…

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.…

Today, I received this really good message from Advice To Writers…”Get A Dog!” I happen to have a faithful and loyal senior dog and I totally agree with what Jennifer Weiner says. I think I better start following her advice!…

Tips for Writers Sandra’s newest book, OUT OF THE FOG!  A Story of Survival, Faith and Courage, is at the publisher’s and due to be released late December 2020 or early January 2021. It will be available as an E-book from…