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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.

Sara Sheridan

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Sara Sheridan
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: June 7
Novelist
Writer
Edinburgh
Scotland
Thinking
Wall
Scotland
Industry
Differently
Creative
Base
Values
Notice
Culture
Speaking
Different
Writers
Something
England
Hadrian
Think
South
Industries

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