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News from Sarah Painter

  • Monday Motivation: Stamina

      As I’m armpit deep in rewriting at the moment, this John Irving quote has special resonance for me. Stamina isn’t just for the rewriting stage, though, it’s an essential component of building a creative habit, writing (and finishing) a first draft, submitting, and publishing. Do you agree? If so,…

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  • Extreme cuteness AKA dog sitting

    The summer holidays have landed here in sunny Scotland and to kick off the festivities we borrowed a dog. Maisie is my mum’s super-cute Jackadoodle and the children had a blast looking after her. I’ve stolen this photo from my mum’s blog so that you can see the extreme cuteness:…

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  • Midsummer Motivation

    Hello, hello! Hope you had a lovely weekend. After a relaxing family BBQ on Saturday, I had a fabulous burst of energy and spent Sunday doing Useful Things in the house and garden. I also had the urge to reassess my goals for the year and to plan for the…

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