Let's be clear - for people like me, who are obsessed with story and for whom words are their medium, writing is the best job possible. I work hard, but I earn more than the national average wage while I play with my imagination, and for me, that's a dream. Sara Sheridan averagecleardream share on social
Some matters are simply contentious. Sometimes you're never going to get it right. Sara Sheridan contentiousmattersimply Change image and share on social
If I hadn't been able to get my first book published, I am not sure what I would have done. Sara Sheridan bookpublish Change image and share on social
We don't live in a society that has genuine equality, and every woman we know has experienced that. Sara Sheridan equalityexperiencegenuine Change image and share on social
The question shouldn't be 'Are we guilty about our colonial past;' it should be 'Why aren't we more guilty about our corporate present'? Sara Sheridan colonialcorporateguilty Change image and share on social
How lucky am I? Quite often I speak at book festivals, and people ask me how I got published. There's people who have been working on a book for as long as ten years, and I feel like such a cow. Sara Sheridan bookcowfeel Change image and share on social
Scottish writers are particularly successful in the crime genre. Sara Sheridan crimegenrescottish Change image and share on social
I said: 'I'm throwing in my job, and I'm going to write a book.' Everyone thought: 'She's off her trolley,' and it was quite crazy, really. I'm just lucky that it came off. Sara Sheridan bookcrazyjob Change image and share on social
I realized early on that being an author is a hugely misunderstood job. Because there are no pay grades and very little structure, people make interesting assumptions about the profession. Sara Sheridan assumptionauthorearly Change image and share on social
The cosmetic industry really took off in the 1950s. Sara Sheridan 1950scosmeticindustry Change image and share on social
