53 ratings | 27 reviews | avg rating:3.85

Sheila Williams’s Followers (198)

Sheila’s Bookshelves

read (53)
currently-reading (2)
to-read (24)
historical-fiction (1)
mystery-thriller (10)
non-fiction (9)
poetry (1)

Sheila’s Friends (20)

Yasmin

2,120 books | 388 friends

Juanita Johnson

5,714 books | 283 friends

L.H.

269 books | 2,041 friends

Terry

19,844 books | 1,177 friends

Michelle Leonard

2,070 books | 432 friends

Nina Foxx

305 books | 979 friends

Jillian

360 books | 32 friends

Tayari Jones

155 books | 830 friends

More friends…

Sheila Williams

Goodreads Author

Member Since

August 2009

edit data

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Sheila Williams questions, please sign up.

Popular Answered Questions

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Sheila Williams For myself, I don't think of writer's block. I do think that, at times, the writer gets tired (as with any job, profession, craft). And if you're tire…moreFor myself, I don't think of writer's block. I do think that, at times, the writer gets tired (as with any job, profession, craft). And if you're tired, it means that "the well is dry".* So refill the well! Read (not your own work!), listen to music, walk, engage with friends (via Zoom or Facetime in these days of covid). Explore. And then return to the page.

*advice from a gifted writer and teacher Lynn Hightower(less)

flag

1 like · like
Comment

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Sheila Williams Read, read, read. Especially poetry.

And write. Don't give up on your book/story/play/poem. Be tenacious. Keep going - as Margaret Atwood advises, don'…moreRead, read, read. Especially poetry.

And write. Don't give up on your book/story/play/poem. Be tenacious. Keep going - as Margaret Atwood advises, don't sit down in the woods. If a section or paragraph doesn't work, figure out what's wrong and rework it. Don't be afraid to revise. A lot!(less)

flag

1 like · like
Comment

See all 8 answers from Sheila Williams…

Combine Editions
Sheila Williams’s books

Average rating: 4.09 · 4,249 ratings · 616 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Things Past Telling 4.39 avg rating — 1,525 ratings — published 2022 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret Women 3.68 avg rating — 1,365 ratings — published 2020 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dancing on the Edge of the Roof 4.23 avg rating — 695 ratings — published 2002 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shade of My Own Tree: A Novel 4.24 avg rating — 364 ratings — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Right Side of a Dream 4.08 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 2005 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girls Most Likely 3.55 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2006 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Better Time: A Novel of the Spirited Women of the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — expected publication 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Sheila Williams…

3 posts
Sheila Williams's Blog

Directions

It's Wednesday. June 10. Summer (at least, that's what the temperature feels like). The hum of AC in the neighborhood breaks up the delight of bird song in the morning. I am at "pub date +1" - my fifth book in print, arrived yesterday. I feel like one of THE SECRET WOMEN - covid has kept me a secret (!) because I can't do public book signings, I can't (or shouldn't) go door to door and peddle the Read more of this blog post »

2 likes · Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on June 10, 2020 08:40

View all 3 posts »

Sheila is Currently Reading

Sheila is currently reading

Standing at the Edge: Finding Freedom Where Fear and Courage Meet

by Joan Halifax

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Aug 31, 2020 08:47AM

Sheila is currently reading

Grant

by Ron Chernow

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jun 10, 2020 08:31AM

Quotes by Sheila Williams (?)

“It’ll be over when it’s over. There’s no stopwatch marking the time you need to grieve for a loved one. Get that concept out of your head. There’s no formula, protocol, or rule. It’ll take as long as it takes.”
― Sheila Williams, The Secret Women

0 likes

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
You'll love this ...: "Words of Love" February Toppler Team: Sign Up Page	478	140	Feb 09, 2013 08:55AM
Black Coffee: July Challenge	28	23	Aug 01, 2014 08:34AM
2023 Reading Chal...: Clear the Shelves - 2021	1084	1099	Jan 09, 2022 05:24AM
The Seasonal Read...: * Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD	3157	288	Aug 31, 2022 09:00PM
All About Books: What have you just read? Opinions, recommendations, reviews Part 2	10004	1044	Feb 23, 2023 07:22PM
Literary Fiction ...: LFPC e-book deals and releases	1554	1336	Sep 13, 2023 04:54AM
All About Books: * Fiction- What are you reading? Part 2	4313	687	Sep 20, 2023 07:29AM

More…