Sunday 31 January 2016

Reading about writing





Just finished reading Ian McEwan's Sweet Tooth, written in 2012, which features Serena, a bishop's daughter who loves reading but is channeled by her teachers into studying maths at Cambridge. There she begins a number of affairs and becomes aware of the world of espionage. She enters the Civil Service as a secretary, hoping this will lead to more exciting opportunities and is recruited into a team within the service cultivating subversive writers. That's how she meets Tom Haley. One of the things that inspires me most about this book is accounts of stories that Serena reads in her mission, creating stories within the story.

I haven't started Disclaimer, by Renee Knight, yet but the 'sticker' on the cover claims that it is 'An addictive novel with shades of Gone Girl' and the blurb on the back is by Val McDermid. The premise is 'Imagine if the next thriller you opened was all about you.' Looking forward to reading this!

Saturday 9 January 2016

Words and Women Writing Competition 2015 Results announced!

Feeling very honoured to be one of twenty or so runners up. Looking forward to meeting the winner and other runners-up and reading their work.  My story, Atacama, is now being proof read for inclusion in Words and Women's  third annual anthology which will be launched in Norwich on International Women's Day.http://wordsandwomennorwich.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/sarah-evans-wins-our-prose-competition.html

Monday 4 January 2016

Words and Women Competition - made the long list!

Thrilled to get an email last night with a link to the long list for this prestigious competition - and there I was. Now to wait for further news!