Quotes by Sara Sheridan

About Sara Sheridan:

Sara Sheridan is a Scottish writer who works in a variety of genres, though predominately in historical fiction. She is the creator of the Mirabelle Bevan mysteries.
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Writing is a profession that has no real career structure and your best advice when you hit a difficulty is probably going to come from another writer one or two rungs on the career ladder ahead of you.

Sara Sheridan

I'm in my 40s and I'm constantly surprised by how much my childhood still plays a part in my life.

Sara Sheridan

Parts of my 20s and 30s have gone by in a flash but my childhood is with me all the time.

Sara Sheridan

Edinburgh is alive with words.

Sara Sheridan

Writing is such a solitary occupation that it takes a long time to build up a group of professional peers with whom you genuinely identify.

Sara Sheridan

On of the prerequisites for my mobile phone is that I have to be able to fling it at a wall if I lose my temper.

Sara Sheridan

There is something particularly fascinating about seeing places you know in a piece of art - be that in a film, or a photograph, or a painting.

Sara Sheridan

One of Scotland's most important cultural exports - stories.

Sara Sheridan

If we don't value the people who inspire us (and money is one mark of that) then what kind of culture are we building?

Sara Sheridan

The financial value put on the job of the writer and the misconceptions around that make it extremely difficult to enter the profession.

Sara Sheridan

On Twitter, people who had read my book followed me and I could see what else they were reading, why they'd liked what I'd written and by the by, more about them than I'd ever elicit from two minutes in a tent at a book festival, stuck behind a signi...

Sara Sheridan

For a novelist, the gaps in a story are as intriguing as material that still exists.

Sara Sheridan

Edinburgh is a comfortable puddle for a novelist.

Sara Sheridan

As a historical novelist, there are few jobs more retrospective.

Sara Sheridan

I'm a professional writer and I consider it part of my job to publicise my work and these days part of that job is done online.

Sara Sheridan

As a novelist it is my job to tell stories that inspire and entertain but I am increasingly mindful that many of these historical tales (which of themselves are fascinating) relate directly to our issues in society today.

Sara Sheridan

I spend a lot of time imagining things - in fact, you could say that imagining things is my job.

Sara Sheridan

I realised early on that being an author is a hugely misunderstood job.

Sara Sheridan

People make interesting assumptions about the profession. The writer is a mysterious figure, wandering lonely as a cloud, fired by inspiration, or perhaps a cocktail or two.

Sara Sheridan

Copywriters, journalists, mainstream authors, ghostwriters, bloggers and advertising creatives have as much right to think of themselves as good writers as academics, poets, or literary novelists.

Sara Sheridan

Grabbing readers by the imagination is a writer's job.

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Author Bio

  • NameSara Sheridan
  • DescriptionScottish novelist
  • BornJune 7, 1968
  • ProfessionNovelist