by Sarah Tinsley | Dec 12, 2020 | Reviews
The Almost Mothers by Laura Besley made me cry. Several times. In pitch-perfect vignettes she explores everything from early motherhood to self-doubt to infertility. Her light touch and poignant stories meant I have already read it twice and would quite happily sit...
by Sarah Tinsley | Nov 29, 2020 | Reviews
I recently enjoyed ‘The String Games‘ by Gail Aldwin. Personally, I think it’s better to go into a book ‘blind,’ so I had no expectations. Right from the off I was drawn into this story of complex family relationships and tragedy. It’s all done with a very light...
by Sarah Tinsley | Oct 25, 2020 | Advice
It’s hard not to cut the year into academic slices. I’ve spent so many years being regimented by the bell, the term, the holidays of school, I’m still thinking in chunks of time. For that reason, this weekend marks the first half term of starting my own business as a...
by Sarah Tinsley | Oct 14, 2020 | Blog
It’s nothing about money and it’s everything about money. It’s eating arctic roll and thinking Vienetta is a fancy pudding and having your Christmas presents put into a large box to make them feel more special. It’s thinking fish only comes with chips or in a frozen...
by Sarah Tinsley | Oct 14, 2020 | Blog
I’m launching a new series of writing workshops: Wednesday Scribbles. Every week at 7:30pm we’ll start with some ideas on how to make space and time for writing. Using prompts, we’ll look at different ways of generating ideas and experimenting with style and voice....
