Giveaway and Author Interview: Alabama Brides

Welcome to Writing for Christ Sandra Robbins, it is great to have you here! Do you have an interesting fact about yourself the average reader probably doesn’t know?

I have always liked to challenge myself. I married before I finished college and went back to school several years later. I had been majoring in elementary education, but I chose to take the difficult road to pursuing a degree in music with a major in piano. Of course the students were younger than me and very talented, but I persevered and was chosen to study with the piano teacher who was the college’s artist-in-residence.  My experiences in college were some of the highlights of my life. After graduation, I taught music in three elementary schools and worked on my Master’s in education, then added an endorsement in administration and supervision. Those years of hard work prepared me for the dedication it takes to be a writer.

Do you have a favorite genre to read/write?

I have two genres that I love. One is romantic suspense, and the other is historical romance. I have been published in both, and I find it hard to choose which one is my favorite.

Do you have a nugget of writing advice that has completely changed how you view writing?

I write what I know. I’m sure everyone has heard that before, but I find it is what helps me write the stories God gives me. Of course I research facts I’m including in a story, but I find when I’m writing about an area or a topic that interests me I can better tell a story my readers will enjoy. My characters and settings tend to come from the South where I’ve lived and traveled all my life. As I say on my blog, “From the banks of the Mississippi River to the Black Belt of Alabama, to the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, and the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Sandra Robbins' characters will take you on a faith-filled journey as they experience life in the past and present-day South.”

What do you enjoy most about being a published author?

I enjoy hearing from my readers. Nothing gives me more pleasure than knowing that someone took the time to let me know they enjoyed a book I’ve written.

Places for readers to learn more about you?

Readers can find me at my website at http://sandrarobbins.net

or on my blog at http://sandrarobbinsbooks.blogspot.com.

They can also email me at sandra@sandrarobbins.net

On Thursdays, I also blog with three other writers at http://theborrowedbook.blogspot.com

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