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Sandra’s Occasional Newsletters

Sandra's Occasional Newsletter, Publicity photo of author Sandra V. McGee

Sandra’s Occasional Newsletter – January 2021

A New Year… 12 New Chapters, 52 Revisions, 365 New Chances   Happy New Year! We’re off and running. Fingers crossed. What was the most important lesson I learned in 2020? Gratitude. A focus on what is good in life (e.g., glass half full). Gratitude has proven to be a powerful tool in my navigation…

January 2, 2021 in Sandra's Occasional Newsletters.
Sandra's Occasional Newsletter - December 2020

Sandra’s Occasional Newsletter – December 2020

Here we are in December and, if you’re like me, you have a case of 2020 fatigue In spite of it all, the days, the weeks, and the months did pass. In my case, I didn’t feel like much was accomplished. But after sorting out my office and updating my to-do list for next year,…

November 28, 2020 in Sandra's Occasional Newsletters.
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Sandra’s Occasional Newsletter – May 2020 “As the stomach churns”

Remember the long-running soap opera As the World Turns? The series ran on CBS for 54 years from 1956 to 2010. In the 1990s, I was the publicist for a professional ballet company in Southern California. Every day came with a crisis — from getting the cover story in the paper (that was good) but…

May 10, 2020 in Sandra's Occasional Newsletters.
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Sandra’s Occasional Newsletter – May 2020 “No longer a writer in self-isolation”

Dear May 2020, A quick note to let you know I am no longer a writer in self-isolation. I am an artist-in-residence. – Best, Sandra For the past six or seven weeks, it’s been a challenge to fill the long days. Even with a writing and book marketing to-do list that could keep me busy for…

May 1, 2020 in Sandra's Occasional Newsletters.
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Sandra’s Occasional Newsletter – March 2020 “Writers are natural self-isolationists”

As Bill liked to say, “There’s only one way to write — ass in seat.” I like to soften his words to “derrière in chair.” As a writing team, we were natural self-isolationists together. We spent many days sharing a small office, not speaking to each other for hours, not wanting to interrupt the other’s…

March 30, 2020 in Sandra's Occasional Newsletters.
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Sandra’s Occasional Newsletter – February 2020 “Don’t overthink it or maybe it was the Campari”

I struggle with decision-making I over-think, over-analyze, and second-guess everything — small and large. I know I’m not alone. However, I would gladly separate myself from the rest of the over-thinking pack if only I knew how. Don’t Overthink It by Anne Bogel A new book title caught my eye, Don’t Overthink It by Anne Bogel. I…

March 9, 2020 in Sandra's Occasional Newsletters.

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