When I moved back to Cumbria, one of the first things I did was locate a decent bookshop. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes back bookshop cumbria
I wander around the house and write in bed, at the kitchen table, by the window, in the yard. Sarah Hall bedhousekitchen Change image and share on social
It's taken me 15 years to feel I might be able to write and publish short stories, and for the assiduous checks of the industry to allow some through. Sarah Hall assiduouscheckfeel Change image and share on social
I don't see that books can be written without political context - not if they're relevant and ambitious. Sarah Hall ambitiousbookcontext Change image and share on social
When I have a creative insight, there is a high. I think back in the day, I made music as much as I did because it made me feel so good. I think you could argue that there is a creative addiction - but, you know, the healthy kind. Lauryn Hill addictionargueback share on social
When you write your first book aged 25 or so, you have 25 years of experience, albeit much of it juvenile experience. The second book comes after an extra year sitting in bookshops. Pretty soon, you begin to run on empty. Douglas Adams agealbeitbegin share on social
I was brought up in Cumbria where I saw all these fierce agricultural women. Sarah Hall agriculturalbringcumbria Change image and share on social
