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Writing workshops in my Brighton home – The half-day creative writing workshop has garnered 5* reviews on AirBnB from every one who has attended so far. Read more…
A new small press, Creative Pumpkin Publishing for non-fiction – CPP will take Sarah’s self-published books to a wider readership, and publish books by other authors under the same imprint …read more
The story of Making Friends with Anxiety – It’s not a long book, or particularly fancy. The subject matter is hardly glamorous. Yet it’s Sarah’s second-bestselling book. Discover why … read more
One Moment wins Silver Bestseller Award – With UK sales of over 250,000, One Moment, One Morning is officially one of the 21st century’s bestselling books, and was awarded Silver at the Specsavers/Nielsen ceremony last month …read more
Introducing Making Peace with Depression – A warm and wise companion for sufferers of depression, co-written by bestselling author Kate Harrison and Dr Patrick Fitzgerald …read more
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I had to whoop when I saw the bike our latest Airb
I had to whoop when I saw the bike our latest Airb&b guest has rocked up on. It’s a classic Triumph Bonneville, now chained up nearby. It’s the very bike the ‘bad boyfriend’ rides in the novel that’s just gone out to publishers. I’m not into motorbikes particularly, but I’ve ridden pillion a few times and it’s a hell of an adrenaline rush. #motorbike #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram @bookouture @laura_wilkinsonwriter

A great opportunity for writers wanting to publish
A great opportunity for writers wanting to publish a memoir - get in touch with the non-fiction team at Thread, via social media today and they will read your outline. Bookouture are the number one digital publisher in the UK so if you’ve a story to tell, tweet your summary to them now. #bookstagram #writersofinstagram #memoir #reallife #biography #publishing

Aw, flowers on publication day! They are so lovely
Aw, flowers on publication day! They are so lovely and a massive thank you to all the very special people at Thread who have made Making Friends with Anxiety a joy to work on.

Latest creative endeavour at Howard Terrace. Wallp
Latest creative endeavour at Howard Terrace. Wallpapering shutters in the ‘master’ bedroom. The design seemed part seascape, part jungle but it sort of works, I hope, especially with our arched window, which will forever make me think of Play School.

Midsummer Madness: save the dates, it’s party ti
Midsummer Madness: save the dates, it’s party time. Dressing up (fairies, flower girls, tigers, come as you like). We’ll work out which day nearer the time when we can get an accurate forecast.

The good news is this arrived today. My friend @da
The good news is this arrived today. My friend @daniellelucas68 who helps run the Making Friends groups on Facebook alerted me to its existence and I decided it had got to be mine. It is so perfect! 🥰 The bad news is I have Covid. Had to happen some time. At least I have a cosy bed and a caring husband. But my throat is so sore it feels as if it’s been attacked with a cheese grater. I can’t speak! Am sucking lozenges as if there were no tomorrow without ‘em.

Pultenay Bridge a stone’s throw away. This is mo
Pultenay Bridge a stone’s throw away. This is more like it! Such a beautiful location and a big thank you to @rachel.leyshon for helping me move. You are an angel.

The Hive on Pultenay Bridge. A possible venue for
The Hive on Pultenay Bridge. A possible venue for the last chapter of Searching for Mr Yesterday. I’m torn @rachel.leyshon! Should it be here or where we went on Wednesday? @sherbetfountain what do you think? The more Margaritas I drink the more I think it should be here! They’re cheaper than the bubbly in Opi. Service is excellent too…


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