Hi, I'm Sandra.
Reading is healing for me.
Ever since I was a child, books meant the world to me. They were my escape into amazing new worlds, and I read every chance I got.
When I started as a Speech-Language Pathologist in 1996, my profession came first. Teaching meant nine- and ten-hour days plus weekends, and there was little time left for my passion.
In summer 2025 I had a second cancer recurrence, and in January 2026 I retired early to focus on me. One part of me I'm revisiting is reading. I live with multiple chronic illnesses that could easily overwhelm me, yet I don't let them. I stay active and escape into the wonderful fantasy worlds that get written every day.
I've become an ARC reader for many indie authors, and I love helping others with what they've written. I also started S. Aranda Literary Services, a home editing business that uses my language background to give indie authors cost-effective editing, so they can send the best versions of their masterpieces out into the world.
May you enjoy my insights, and find some good books yourself!
xo, Sandra