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 More Quotes by Sara Sheridan More Quotes From Sara Sheridan I had loved poetry and the theatre. Now I loved adventure more. Sara Sheridan theatre adventure Books have a vital place in our culture. They are the source of ideas, of stories that engage and stretch the imagination and most importantly, inspire. Sara Sheridan imagination book ideas 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 inspire culture people Very often the characters people respond to best have little parts of reality they can relate to. Sara Sheridan character reality people My father could talk about the Romany way of life and its culture. He could talk about freedom and the Scottish spirit. But that was all he could talk about. I was desperate for someone to talk to but there was just nobody there. Sara Sheridan culture father way Often we don't notice the stringent rules to which our culture subjects us. Sara Sheridan subjects culture Writers are a product of where we come from but by looking at alternatives to the culture in which we live, we can find ways to change and hopefully improve it. Sara Sheridan where-we-come alternatives culture It may take a village to raise a baby, but hell! it takes an army to produce a book. Sara Sheridan army baby book I care about a lot of issues. I care about libraries, I care about healthcare, I care about homelessness and unemployment. I care about net neutrality and the steady erosion of our liberties both online and off. I care about the rich/poor divide and the rise of corporate business. Sara Sheridan erosion issues liberty There is something particularly fascinating about seeing places you know in a piece of art - be that in a film, or a photograph or painting. Sara Sheridan painting pieces art I don't choose between my house phone and my mobile. I don't choose between my laptop and my notebook. And I don't intend to choose between my e-reader and my bookshelf. Sara Sheridan notebook phones house Scotland consistently produces world-class writers. Sara Sheridan scotland class world Something I notice speaking to writers from south of Hadrians Wall is that the culture is different. At base, I think Scotland values its creative industries differently from England. Sara Sheridan scotland wall thinking Everyone assumes writers spend their time lounging around, writing and occasionally striking a pose whilst having a think. Sara Sheridan assuming writing thinking Writers need each other. Sara Sheridan writing needs The new contract between writers and readers is one I'm prepared to sign up to. I've met some fascinating people at events and online. Down with the isolation of writers I say! And long live Twitter. Sara Sheridan writing long people We can learn so much looking outside our core field of expertise. Sara Sheridan expertise core fields Change occurs slowly. Very often a legal change might take place but the cultural shift required to really accept its spirit lingers in the wings for decades. Sara Sheridan spirit wings might Grabbing readers by the imagination is a writer's job. Sara Sheridan reader imagination jobs At length, when I considered it, I realized that the best of my actions were small things. Picking flowers and cooking food for my mother when she had been unwell, spending an afternoon with the children, sending money to my sister or kissing Henry's tiny head as he slept in the nursery before I left. I thought of every detail and afterwards I felt better. Hellfire and brimstone have never appealed to me and I admit I become easily confused thinking of right and wrong. But I do understand kindness. Sara Sheridan mother kindness children
