Sarah Hall
Sarah Hall
civil extreme people stripped veneer
I like extreme situations: people pushed out of their comfort zones; the civil veneer stripped off.
life novels people power tie
I don't like novels that tie everything up in a plot-y way. I always think that's not really true of life, particularly of people in power.
although asking people
I am a feminist, although I always worry saying that because you then get people asking you about the 1970s.
ability deals literature magnetic people somehow step
A lot of my literature deals with these people who are somehow magnetic because they have that ability to step over lines.
asked explain label people reader work
You are often asked to explain your work, as if the reader isn't able to work it out. And people always try and label you by your work.
design people
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.
complete interested people whether wolf
For about two years, while researching 'The Wolf Border,' I was a complete wolf bore. I would regurgitate everything I was researching, whether people were interested or not.
felt people pick playing
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.
adventure great learned met people wonderful
I can say its been an adventure so far. Weve learned a lot and met some wonderful people and made some great contacts.
people tears pouring
People went through life like well handled jugs, collecting chips and scrapes and stains from wear and tear, from holding and pouring life.
characters competing possibly
Wonderful characters rotate around and through bookshops on a daily basis, competing with and possibly even triumphing over fiction when it comes to entertainment, strangeness and inspiration.
frozen
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.
When I moved back to Cumbria, one of the first things I did was locate a decent bookshop.
born county growing including lake lived perhaps raised shaped variety
Over the years, I've lived in a variety of places, including America, but I was born and raised in the Lake District, in Cumbria. Growing up in that rural, sodden, mountainous county has shaped my brain, perhaps even my temperament.