Why is Proper Rest So Hard?
I’m not very good at resting. I’m fairly certain I’ve been kidding myself that I’m just too active, too interested in the world, too fun...
Sarah Scribbles
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- Mar 8
- 2 min
International Women's Day: 30 Days Of Support For Victims of Sexual Assault
I'm always humbled by the amazing things people do every year in support of International Women's Day. This year, I wanted to do...
- Mar 3
- 5 min
Focusing on Progress, Not Perfection
As the end of January is long faded, and February has dirged its way out of our lives, I wanted to pause for a moment. One of the things...
- Jan 21
- 5 min
How to Protect Time For Yourself
Last week I felt like the world was testing me. Testing my commitment to really giving this creative recovery a go. To begin with, things...
- Jan 19
- 4 min
100th Post! Celebrating Success
Back in September 2020, I posted my very first blog on my new website, explaining why I’d quit teaching to write, coach and mentor...
- Jan 4
- 4 min
Creative Recovery for January 2022
This is an unusual start to the year for me, to say the least. For starters, I’m in the very exciting position of awaiting the release of...
- Nov 18, 2021
- 4 min
How A Sketch Journal Changed Me
It’s fair to say I don’t have a lot of spare time. Not only am I writing books, stories and pitching ideas to publications, I’m also...
- Nov 10, 2021
- 3 min
Debut Novelist One: Choosing a Book Cover
Recently I’ve found myself in the delightful position of finalising the front cover for my book. After all the back and forth of...
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
Why I Run Writing Workshops
Today marks one whole year since I started running my own writing workshops. Having produced them for teenagers, for undergraduates, for...
- Sep 29, 2021
- 4 min
On The Edge – How Does Fear Affect You?
At the weekend we went for a hike. There’s a (not particularly big) mountain at the back of our village, and you can usually see...
- Sep 23, 2021
- 3 min
Getting Back In The Saddle – Resilience and Creativity
At the weekend we went to the ‘Fête de Velo’ in my village. I wasn’t sure what to expect. There have been a couple of ‘fêtes’ since we’ve...
- Sep 8, 2021
- 3 min
A Year In A Writer's Life: Count It Up
September has always felt like a second New Year to me. Probably from all those years teaching, where the whole year is skewed by the end...
- Sep 1, 2021
- 4 min
Summery Musings – Welcome Back!
This morning definitely felt like September. Nothing but grey out of the window. A few crunchy leaves already lining the pavements. That...
- Jul 8, 2021
- 2 min
How It Feels To Make Plans Again
This week I did something frightening. Something new. Something I can’t remember doing for a very long time. I made plans. And not the...
- Jun 30, 2021
- 4 min
Turning Yourself Into A Myth
Once of the reasons I love working with creative projects is that it ends up giving me inspiration for my own work. This year I ran a...
- Jun 25, 2021
- 2 min
Testing Your Ideas – How To Choose Which Writing Idea To Develop
The most common question writers get asked is, ‘where do your ideas come from?’ If you’re anything like me, that question isn’t really...
- Jun 23, 2021
- 3 min
Uncharted Waters – Starting Out As a Full-Time Writer
At the moment, everything is new. The lists and scrawled schedules that make up my work days are full of things that are unfamiliar. Get...
- Jun 16, 2021
- 3 min
Here Comes The Sun – And I Love It!
I’ve always enjoyed being warm. I am a person who wears fluffy boot slippers for almost the entire year, so you can tell summer has...
- Jun 8, 2021
- 4 min
Peeling Courgettes And Other Unusual Differences Between The UK And France
Having been in France for a few months now, there are definitely things I'm getting used to. Driving on the right, eating more cheese and...
- May 25, 2021
- 3 min
I Need Other People
I’m not going to lie, this has been a difficult week. I had a feeling I would struggle with the UK experiencing some lessening of...