Author: Sarah Fallon
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Writing Memories
When I get stuck while writing a story, when asking the ‘what next?’ question yields no fruit, I often write a memory. I delve into my characters past and write about something seemingly unrelated to present day events. As I’m writing these memories it usually feels like I’m buying time or procrastinating, in hindsight though,…
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The Little Prince – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies.” Date Completed: February 5 2016 Page Length: 98 Goodreads This book is a treasure, a gift from author to reader which I didn’t recognise as such until I reached its end. A friend of mine recommend The Little…
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The Heart Goes Last – Margaret Atwood
“Oblivion is increasingly attractive to the young, and even to the middle-aged, since why retain your brain when no amount of thinking can even begin to solve the problem?” Date Completed: January 20 2016 Page Length: 308 Goodreads The quote I chose for this post didn’t jump out at me when reading The Heart Goes Last however, on rereading…
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Pricing Your Writing
I’ve spent the last six years selling handmade jewellery on Etsy. I even grew enough of a business from it to make a basic living and began selling wholesale to boutiques. So I think I know a thing or two about pricing your creative endeavours in order to turn a profit. As a writer, beholden…
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The Natural Way of Things – Charlotte Wood
“In the days to come she will learn what she is, what they all are.” Date Completed: December 10 2015 Page Length: 320 Goodreads Continuing in a tradition of dystopian feminist texts, which includes Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Charlotte Wood’s The Natural Way of Things has turned a lot of heads. Already nominated for the 2016 Victorian…
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The Shepherd’s Crown – Terry Pratchett
“Being a witch is a man’s job: that’s why it needs women to do it.” Date Completed: October 27 2015 Page Length: 276 Goodreads The Shepherd’s Crown is Sir Terry Pratchett’s final novel. The Wee Free Men, the first Tiffany Achining novel, was my introduction to Pratchett and the Discworld. I will never forget the first time I…
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Sexing the Cherry by Jeanette Winterson
“As your lover describes you, so you are.” Date Completed: October 10 2015 Page Length: 167 Goodreads
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Poor Poetry: Greeting Card Love
I saw call for valentine’s day greeting card submissions and I started writing without, pausing to read the guidelines (rookie error). As it turns out they want long narrative like poetry about personal experience and definitely no rhymes. Read on to see how epicly I missed the mark. I will not call you my first…
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Culture Clash: Simone de Beauvoir and Nicki Minaj
I’ve decided to start this Culture Clash series of posts to capture and compare thoughts, ideas and images that wouldn’t normally be seen alongside each other but, despite their overt differences, are in some way connected. To start us off let’s turn to the French writer, Simone de Beauvoir (1908-86) and Nicki Minaj (born 1982),…