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Your First Fifteen Pages

Life’s Letters

A Story of Publishing Perseverance

4 min readNov 28, 2021

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Life’s Letters

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Sandra O'Donnell, Ph.D.

When Lightning Strikes Twice, Choose Love

Advice from a Reluctant Death Doula

7 min readAug 17, 2021

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When Lightning Strikes Twice, Choose Love

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Sandra O'Donnell, Ph.D.

Episode 5: Finding the Why of Your Story

A new podcast for writers

5 min readApr 15, 2019

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Episode 5: Finding the Why of Your Story

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Your First Fifteen Pages

Episode 4: Reading for Craft

A new podcast for writers

4 min readApr 12, 2019

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Episode 4: Reading for Craft

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Sandra O'Donnell, Ph.D.
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Your First Fifteen Pages

Episode 3: Genre and Conventions

Every murder mystery has a dead body. Every thriller a villain. Every love story a meet cute. And every genre has elements that readers…

3 min readApr 8, 2019

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Episode 3: Genre and Conventions

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Your First Fifteen Pages

Episode 2: Defining Your Audience

A new podcast for writers

1 min readMar 20, 2019

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Episode 2: Defining Your Audience

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Your First Fifteen Pages

Episode 1: Where Do Story Ideas Come From?

A new podcast for writers

1 min readMar 7, 2019

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Episode 1: Where Do Story Ideas Come From?

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Sandra O'Donnell, Ph.D.
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Your First Fifteen Pages

Point of View is About the Reader

Or what does the reader need to know and when do they need to know it to keep them reading

7 min readJul 17, 2018

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Point of View is About the Reader

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Your First Fifteen Pages

Establishing Characters in Your Story

Tying the who to the why to keep readers reading

5 min readJul 6, 2018

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Establishing Characters in Your Story

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Introducing the Characters in Your Story

Who should you invite to the first fifteen pages party?

5 min readJun 29, 2018

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Introducing the Characters in Your Story

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Sandra O'Donnell, Ph.D.

Sandra O'Donnell, Ph.D.

Writing about life, death and everything In between. Reader of history, memoirs, and the stars. Looking for answers to life’s deeper questions.

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