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As an historical novelist - there are few jobs more retrospective.

Sara Sheridan

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Sara Sheridan
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: June 7
Novelist
Writer
Edinburgh
Scotland
Novelists
Historical
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Retrospective
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Scotland just isn't terribly Tory.
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The new contract between writers and readers is one I'm prepared to sign up to. I've met some fascinating people at events and online. Down with the isolation of writers I say! And long live Twitter.
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The net has provided a level playing field for criticism and comment - anyone and everyone is entitled to their opinion - and that is one of its greatest strengths.
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Researching books gets you into nothing but trouble.
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The sky was a sparkling succession of black diamonds on black velvet made crystal clear by the blackout.
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There is something particularly fascinating about seeing places you know in a piece of art - be that in a film, or a photograph or painting.
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I always thought that bagels and lox was my soul food, but it turns out it's sushi.
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Historical fiction of course is particularly research-heavy. The details of everyday life are there to trip you up. Things that we take for granted, indeed, hardly think about, can lead to tremendous mistakes.
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For a novelist, the gaps in a story are as intriguing as material that still exists.
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Books exist for me not as physical entities with pages and binding, but in the province of my mind.
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I had loved poetry and the theatre. Now I loved adventure more.
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I jealously guard my research time and I love fully immersing myself in those dusty old books and papers. It's one of the most enjoyable parts of my job.
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Aunts offer kids an opportunity to try out ideas that don't chime with their parents and they also demonstrate that people can get on, love each other and live together without necessarily being carbon copies.
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A book is a story, even if it's non-fiction, and once I've read it, I have the story with me inside my head always.
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Often we don't notice the stringent rules to which our culture subjects us.
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Something I notice speaking to writers from south of Hadrians Wall is that the culture is different. At base, I think Scotland values its creative industries differently from England.
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