News from Sarah Painter

  • Friday Five: Wunderlist, books and do-goodery

    Goodness, it’s Friday already. 1. I love this by Nathan Bransford (ex-literary agent turned author). It’s the publishing process in GIF form. Very funny. 2. I saw this on Twitter (via Chris Addison, I think) and it’s a great (and hassle-free) bit of do-goodery. Mothers and children who have escaped…

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  • How to rewrite

    I’ve edited stuff professionally (non-fiction), been an active member of a critique group for many years, and completed a post-grad in creative writing, but I’m still very much a novice when it comes to rewriting. In fact, I think this book is the first one I have properly rewritten and not…

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  • Tutorial (redux): Vintage china cake stand

    I used to run a craft and homewares blog and my lovely mum created this fab tutorial for it. I thought it should have another day in the sun, so here it is. Vintage china cake stand By Jennie Hughes Do you wander around your local charity stores picking up the…

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