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By sarah tinsley Posted on October 14, 2020October 25, 2020

What Being A Working-Class Writer Means To Me

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 … Continue reading What Being A Working-Class Writer Means To Me

Categories: BlogTags: creativity, working class, working class writer, writer, writing, writing life, writinglife
By sarah tinsley Posted on October 10, 2020November 16, 2020

How To Finish Your Stories

In a workshop I attended this week, someone made the simple comment, ‘creative people are good at ideas. It’s the finishing that’s the problem.’ So true. I look up at … Continue reading How To Finish Your Stories

Categories: Advice, BlogTags: creative living, creativity, writing, writing advice, writing tips
By sarah tinsley Posted on October 7, 2020October 8, 2020

Playing For Ideas

There’s something strange about expectations. I find that positive ones are far worse than negative. Let me explain. If I’m worried about teaching a tricky class, making an awkward phone … Continue reading Playing For Ideas

Categories: BlogTags: Advice, creative living, creativity, feature, ideas, inspiration, writing, writing advice, writing life
By sarah tinsley Posted on September 26, 2020October 4, 2020

Don’t Be a Slave to the Routine

Discipline. Stamina. Routine. I’ve lost count of the number of quotes and advice that tell you that in order to be a writer, you have to write every day. No … Continue reading Don’t Be a Slave to the Routine

Categories: Advice, BlogTags: creative living, creativity, feature, writing
By sarah tinsley Posted on September 14, 2020September 23, 2020

Why I Quit My Job in the Middle of a Pandemic

I came back from the wilds of Scotland a couple of weeks ago to find my P45 in the post. Quite a contrast – from a wind-battered climb up a very … Continue reading Why I Quit My Job in the Middle of a Pandemic

Categories: BlogTags: blog, comment, creative living, creativity, positivity, writing
By sarah tinsley Posted on September 14, 2020September 27, 2020

Organising Your Creative Life Positively

Putting these two things together feels as impossible as pineapple on pizza. A creative person needs no rules, boundaries or pesky lists. Organisation is about limiting yourself with goals and … Continue reading Organising Your Creative Life Positively

Categories: Advice, BlogTags: creative living, creativity, organisation, positivity, writing
By sarah tinsley Posted on April 5, 2020June 21, 2020

Celebrating Amazing People #2

Much more lighthearted and unusual this week. I was reading the introduction to Cathy Newman’s book Bloody Brilliant Women and I came across an nun from the 10th century who wore … Continue reading Celebrating Amazing People #2

Categories: WritingTags: creativity, feminism, flash fiction, humour, inspiration, short story, women, writing
By sarah tinsley Posted on March 27, 2020June 21, 2020

Celebrating Amazing People #1

Like most people at the moment, I don’t know what to do. Scrolling through endless feeds and WhatsApp messages bring a strange feeling into my gut – helplessness. So many … Continue reading Celebrating Amazing People #1

Categories: Blog, WritingTags: creativity, description, equality, feminism, flash fiction, gender, inspiration, people, short story, writing
By sarah tinsley Posted on February 1, 2020September 3, 2020

Thickening My Skin

You may have noticed a large gap since I last wrote a blog. I certainly have. I’m currently working my way (very slowly, baby/job/rest of life permitting) through The Artist’s … Continue reading Thickening My Skin

Categories: BlogTags: article, comment, creativity, equality, inspiration, motivation, writing
By sarah tinsley Posted on June 2, 2019March 27, 2020

A Week of Silence

“The world is only tolerable because of the empty places in it…when the world’s filled up, we’ll have to get hold of a star. Any star. Venus, or Mars. Get … Continue reading A Week of Silence

Categories: ReviewsTags: arcticle, baby, comment, creativity, equality, feminism, people, productivity, writing
By sarah tinsley Posted on October 22, 2018March 27, 2020

Finding My Voice

Over the past few weeks, something strange has happened. In the tiny bubbles of time I get between work and baby, I’ve started to write again. At first, it wasn’t … Continue reading Finding My Voice

Categories: Blog, WritingTags: article, baby, comment, creativity, inspiration, motivation, people, productivity, travel, writing, writing tips
By sarah tinsley Posted on November 15, 2017February 20, 2018

How to have a Magical Time – Reading or Writing

We al love the idea of leaving the dreary hum of normality behind. Magical realism, science fiction, fantasy, call it what you like, almost everyone can think of an example … Continue reading How to have a Magical Time – Reading or Writing

Categories: BlogTags: article, comment, creativity, fiction, inspiration, literature

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