Language description and metaphors seem readily available. The things I have to work harder at are plot, pacing, and form. Sarah Hall descriptionformhard Change image and share on social
I don't think practitioners should necessarily be advertising their work. Sarah Hall advertisenecessarilypractitioner Change image and share on social
The short story is very good at looking at shadow psychologies and how the system breaks down underneath. Sarah Hall breakgoodpsychology Change image and share on social
Art history became an A-level option at my school the year I started sixth form. This happened because another student and I cajoled and bullied the head of the art department into arranging it with the examination board. Sarah Hall arrangeartboard share on social
Fear is a relative thing; its effects are relative to power. Sarah Hall effectfearpower Change image and share on social
Swimming in the U.K. is not really about enjoying a sultry experience. It's about cold, clear acts of purification, and constitutional durability. It's about invigoration and bravado. Sarah Hall actbravadoclear Change image and share on social
Daniel Woodrell has made a name as a master of prose with personality - a densely descriptive, gamey form of storytelling, one might say traditional storytelling - of late rather an unfashionable mode. Sarah Hall danieldenselydescriptive share on social
Short stories are often strong meat. Reading them, even listening to them, can be challenging, by which I do not mean hard work, simply that a certain amount of nerve and maturity is required. Sarah Hall amountchallengehard Change image and share on social
I think you can tell any human story in a particular place. Sarah Hall humanplacestory Change image and share on social
Set in a nameless colonial country, in an unspecified era, Katie Kitamura's second novel tracks the fortunes of a landowning family during the first waves of civil unrest. Sarah Hall civilcolonialcountry Change image and share on social
