by Sarah Tinsley | Jun 11, 2021 | Advice
Last weekend I talked to a lake. Specifically, I went to the sandy beach next to lake Geneva, sat myself down and shared some thoughts with this very big body of water. Then listened to what it had to say. Seeing as it was my first time ‘wild writing,’...
by Sarah Tinsley | May 28, 2021 | Advice
I should start this by admitting, straight off the bat, that I don’t write in a journal every day. I could blame it on my child, but the fact is it’s something I’ve never done every single day. But that’s not to say it has to be something you stick to religiously in...
by Sarah Tinsley | Apr 15, 2021 | Advice
We are living in a time of restrictions. Along with it, a whole new lexicon of bubbles, social distancing and r-rates. While limits are tough, using them might be one of the keys to successful creating. Ideas and creativity don’t always come easy. We’ve all had the...
by Sarah Tinsley | Apr 2, 2021 | Advice
I’ve just hit a bit of a sticking point, for several reasons. Firstly, two countries (it’s a travel memoir) and 22,000 words into my second draft, I’m losing confidence in my writing, my hope that anyone will ever publish/read/care about it. The other is more...
by Sarah Tinsley | Mar 19, 2021 | Advice
I made the bold step three weeks ago to stop thinking about it and start writing my second draft. While my novel is finding its home in the world, I’m working on a memoir about travelling the world with a small baby. But the second draft always makes me nervous. In...
by Sarah Tinsley | Mar 5, 2021 | Advice
Even writing the title of this blog made me cringe. In a world where it seems like everything is being ‘actioned’ and ‘goal-centred,’ surely our art is the one place where we can relax a bit? Creativity thrives on play, on spontaneity, on impulse. Having said that, in...