writing – Sandra Friend

Memorable Reads 2025

Posted on Dec 14, 2025Jan 10, 2026 by Sandra Friend

A year-end recap of my favorites from an exceptional year for diving into books.

A black and a white pigeon strutting across flagstones

Tidbits Inspire

Posted on Dec 5, 2025Jan 10, 2026 by Sandra Friend

Story ideas spring from diving deeper with a sense of wonder.

Coffee and a writing tablet on a beachfront table at sunrise

Theft As A Platform

Posted on Nov 26, 2025Jan 17, 2026 by Sandra Friend

Or, Software-As-A-Disservice.

No Experience Necessary

Posted on Nov 16, 2025Jan 10, 2026 by Sandra Friend

Anyone can write a novel, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. It’s definitely an adventure!

Glass bottomed boat in a wooded waterway

Past Present

Posted on Nov 9, 2025Jan 9, 2026 by Sandra Friend

A reunion makes reflections on the years in between all the more poignant.

Log bridge crossing through a cypress and gum swamp

Taking a Walk

Posted on Feb 25, 2025Jan 9, 2026 by Sandra Friend

It’ll stimulate your brain.

Countdown to History

Posted on Jan 27, 2022Jan 10, 2026 by Sandra Friend

History sneaks past us daily, although the long view shapes its meaning. Fiction writers use the space between events and individuals to craft historical fiction.

First Impressions of Taos

Posted on Oct 22, 2007Jan 9, 2026 by Sandra Friend

What is the desert of New Mexico really like? Not what I imagined, at all. An excerpt from a writing exercise, “First Impressions,” at the Lama Institute, Taos.

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