You always hope you'll surprise somebody with the work. If you write something human and appealing, the perfect reader could be anyone. Sarah Hall appealhopehuman Change image and share on social
We all have our preferences - some people go for birds - but for me, there's just something about the wolf; the design of it is really aesthetically pleasing. Sarah Hall aestheticallybirddesign Change image and share on social
You think back and you ask yourself why you became so interested in wolves. I think it was because when I was very small, growing up in a little hamlet near Shap, we would go to Lowther Wildlife Park for birthday parties. Now closed, it was only three miles from my parents' house. Sarah Hall backbirthdayclose 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
Dystopian novels, such as Orwell's 'Nineteen Eighty-Four,' often tend to site their despotised or deformed civilisations in urban environments. Sarah Hall civilisationdeformdespotised Change image and share on social
Revisiting much-loved childhood novels is never easy. Sarah Hall childhoodeasylove Change image and share on social
I tend to research as I write so that the narrative can take priority, which is important for a piece of fiction, I think, finding out facts as and when I need to. Sarah Hall factfictionfind Change image and share on social
I can gabble on now, but I couldn't when I was a kid, so I spent a lot of time in my own head on the moors by myself. It felt like writing was the right way to express myself. Sarah Hall expressfeltgabble 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
It's a lovely feeling, just working away at the desk, putting words down, building words up... I think you have to be aware that what you're doing is not just a private act, it's a societal thing. Sarah Hall actawarebuild Change image and share on social
