News from Sarah Painter

  • A little Friday colour…

    It’s Friday after a very long and busy week and its dark and cold outside, I have a stinking cold, a talk to write (for a local writing group) and a meeting at the school to brainstorm fundraising ideas. The house is a tip, and both the duvet and the…

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  • Sewing some instant gratification

    Yesterday, I woke up and realised something: I needed to finish a project. I was sick of being ‘in progress’ and was craving the delicious sense of achievement that comes with crossing the finish line. Since all my current projects are long (writing a new novel, rewriting an old one)…

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  • Words. Hard.

    Some days the writing goes well; words trip merrily across the screen, filling the dreaded white space with line upon line of effortless prose. Okay, on good days, I get my word count with the bare minimum of wailing and whining and a moderate ten or so mugs of tea.…

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