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May.04.2011 - 1:38 pm
Writing for Free
When I took a creative writing class as a senior in High School back in 64,  the first thing our teacher said was that of course writing fiction was not a way to earn money so...
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Apr.29.2011 - 10:10 am
Three Novellas
I started writing fiction when I was 16 but even after I had honed the craft of wordsmithing I was looking for the message I wanted to convey. Eventually after I started the...
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Apr.29.2011 - 9:15 am
social function of literature
As I mentioned in my bio I had always written stories (since about age 14) but long after I had honed my skills as a wordsmith I was still looking for the message I wanted to...
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Short Story: The Podunk International Bank Heist

Comments from sandra

May.25.2011 - 7:54 am
In response to: How to Catch an Author
author events
Wow, 60 events, that is impressive. I don't think I've been invited to that many in the six years since I published my...
May.07.2011 - 9:00 am
In response to: Writing for Free
writing for free
OK OK I'm new to this business, found a place where I can add that story if I can figure out how to do it and see that...
May.07.2011 - 8:46 am
In response to: Writing for Free
Writing for free
omg love the scene. So, question: I have a short story (roughly 6K words) that is tangentially related to this theme,...
May.04.2011 - 2:59 pm
In response to: Writing for Free
writing for free
Actually I used to get paid to do book reviews when the Boulder paper was running them as a regular feature. $50 per...
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About sandra

I am a retired attorney. My practice involved representation of indigent and minority clients in the Juvenile and Mental health courts as well as criminal defense  of political protestors. I had always written fiction but after practicing law for a while I...
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