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
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
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 felt impelled to write. It felt demonic, and I wanted to improve, the way some people habitually pick up a guitar and get better at playing it and making up songs. Sarah Hall demonicfeltguitar 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
I write in the mornings or afternoons - I'm not a night owl and can write for only four or five hours maximum. Sarah Hall afternoonhourmaximum Change image and share on social
I have ideas. I hear voices. Words accumulate. It's still an overriding impulse. And I'm self-employed, which means I have to be sensible and motivated about paying the bills. Sarah Hall accumulatebillemploy Change image and share on social
I was a terrible painter - my portraits looked like the evil chimera love-children of Picasso's demoiselles and the BBC test card clown. Sarah Hall bbccardchild Change image and share on social
