It's easy to laugh at etiquette, but in a hundred years, our children's grandchildren will almost certainly be laughing at us. Sara Sheridan childeasyetiquette Change image and share on social
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
I've never seen an 'English' books section in, well, an English bookshop, but in Scotland, most bookshops have a set of shelves dedicated to Scottish authors. Sara Sheridan authorbookbookshop Change image and share on social
Personally I estimate about a third of my time is spent on author events, social media and traditional publicity. Sara Sheridan authorestimateevent Change image and share on social
There are so many ways to do research - even watching old Ealing comedies, watching people getting on and off buses in London, looking at household interiors. Sara Sheridan busecomedyealing Change image and share on social
My family spans many world religions, ethnicities and nationalities. The truth is that I don't have one identity. I'm Scottish, British, European, Humanist, Atheist and in part at least, culturally Jewish. Sara Sheridan atheistbritishculturally 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
I wanted to find something I could do at home. I sat down with a friend and made a list of all the things I could try, and one of them was writing a novel. Sara Sheridan findfriendhome Change image and share on social
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 alternativechangeculture Change image and share on social
