News from Sarah Painter
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Creativity, time-out and tasty rice
Okay, confession time: I’ve been in a writing slump. I had a knock-back (or two) and I didn’t manage to shrug them off with a casual ‘it’s their loss’. I’ve spent a lot of time wondering what I’ve done wrong, questioning the direction I’ve taken, my genre, and my ‘voice’. Perhaps…
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Easy-peasy pretty tealight holders
I love this idea from Pretty Much Penniless. Who would’ve thought something so simple – lace wrapped around a jam jar – could look so effective? I’ve got a fair amount of ribbon in my craft stash and was thinking about adapting this idea with coloured ribbon (and, perhaps a…
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Faber and Faber/Stylist Crime Fiction Competition 2012
Look! I’m telling you about a writing competition in plenty of time for you to actually write something and enter. Go me! Does this signify a new and exciting period in which I become super-professional, productive and timely? Unlikely. My advice is to enjoy this brief moment of efficiency and expect the…