Biography

Sandra Peut began writing stories for her school friends when she was a young girl. A trained dietitian, she has worked in the fields of nutrition and women's health promotion, and most recently in school marketing. Her writing experiences include being a senior writer for an Australian girls' magazine, and involvement with print media in a public relations role. She and her husband have four children in primary/grade school, and live close to the beach in regional Queensland, Australia. Blue Freedom is her first published novel.

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The Peut family

My current manuscript:
The Guardian

I've recently completed the first draft on a Young Adult paranormal romance! Now the rewriting/editing process begins...

Some favourite quotes

“I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.”
~ James Michener

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”  
~ George Eliot

“Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination.” 
~ Roy Goodman

“In between goals is a thing called life, that has to be lived and enjoyed.” 
 ~ Sid Caesar

“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” 
~ Napoleon Hill

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” ~ Robert Brault

“The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” 
~ Chinese Proverb

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Some favourite books and authors

1. The Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys mystery series (as a child)

2. The Trixie Belden series (as a child)

3. The Secret Garden, and The Shifting Fog both by Kate Morton

4. Picking Up The Pieces, by Paula Vince

5. All of Dee Henderson's novels