I was useless at science. I was never going to be an astrophysicist. Sarah Hall astrophysicistscienceuseless Change image and 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
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
Writing, and its theatre of operation, is better than working shifts packing frozen sausages; that's all I need to think about if I'm having difficulties. Sarah Hall difficultyfreezeoperation 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
My writing is called exotic or avant-garde because I write about rural places. Has it really come to this, that if you write about the country you are avant-garde? How did this happen? Modern agriculture and spaces are still so relevant. Sarah Hall agricultureavantcall 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
I was brought up in Cumbria where I saw all these fierce agricultural women. Sarah Hall agriculturalbringcumbria Change image and share on social
It's been noted that writing about the production of art is a masquerade or metaphor for writing about writing. This may be true, there are similarities - both the verbal and the visual represent the thing or the concept. Sarah Hall artconceptmasquerade share on social
Show, don't tell, is a mantra repeated by tutors of creative writing courses the world over. As advice for amateurs, it is sound and helps avoid character profiling, unactivated scenes, and broken narrative frames. Sarah Hall adviceamateuravoid share on social
