There was a lot of fiction I did not enjoy, whose landscapes seemed bland and unevocative, the characters faint-hearted within them, the very words lacking vibrancy. Sarah Hall blandcharacterenjoy Change image and share on social
For every prescriptive idea about the craft of fiction, there's at least one writer who makes a virtue of the contrary. Sarah Hall contrarycraftfiction Change image and share on social
I was useless at science. I was never going to be an astrophysicist. Sarah Hall astrophysicistscienceuseless Change image and share on social
My work is of me; it's not me. I want it to be far more extraordinary than I am. Sarah Hall extraordinarywork Change image and share on social
I like extreme situations: people pushed out of their comfort zones; the civil veneer stripped off. Sarah Hall civilcomfortextreme 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
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
You are often asked to explain your work, as if the reader isn't able to work it out. And people always try and label you by your work. Sarah Hall askexplainlabel Change image and share on social
I studied the short story as part of my creative writing course at university but then set off as a novelist. Generally, there is a sense that even if you want to write short stories, you need to do a novel first. Sarah Hall creativegenerallynovelist share on social
Apex predators are good for an environment in terms of biodiversity and trophic cascade - we have very few. But realistically, only a few areas could sustain free-roaming wolves in Britain, mostly in Scotland. Sarah Hall apexareabiodiversity share on social