Want to know a little bit more about the author?  Here are some questions and answers that will give you an insight about Sarah and her love for writing.

Q: How long have you been writing?

A:  I realised that I loved to write at secondary school.  We were set challenges to write short stories in our English Language lessons, being given a title to create a story from and I couldn’t wait for the next title to be dropped on my desk!

 

Q: What did you do after finishing school?

A:  After finishing my GCSE’s I had to make a choice with my future.  I was offered a place via my Saturday job, working at a department store to do a three year window dressing course with a view to achieving qualifications in this.  This meant that I had to leave home but at sixteen, I guess I wasn’t quite ready for such a huge leap and nor were my parents!  I was persuaded to take the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry secretarial course.  Two years of typing, shorthand, accounting, business studies, a brief look into retail law and computer literacy.  Thank goodness I learned to type though as I can really rattle out those words when they start to flow!  

 

Q: What was the first thing you had published?

A:  The first story I had published was a bit of a sad story about an elderly lady who sat in a window and waited to die.  Looking back, it was pretty dreadful and tragic but the local newspaper found it print worthy and gave it full praise!  I’ve also had a few poems printed in magazines and papers which led to me starting my lifelong passion to write books.  My first full novel published was 'A Ghost Inside Me'.

 

Q: Where did the idea for ‘A Ghost Inside Me’ come from?

A:  We were gifted an antique bed that was in dire need of restoration.  My husband and I debated if we should keep it or not as it needed a hefty sum of money to get it restored and French polished but we did.  When the bed came home it gave me the inspiration for the story.  I let the idea buzz about in my head for several months until one day, I couldn’t resist having a go at writing it down.  I spent an entire day tapping away frantically on my keyboard with the story flowing.  I didn’t falter once and after that first day I had the beginnings of a great story.  I spent probably the next couple of months getting to the end and feeling deeply satisfied.  However, as any writer will tell you, that's not it and it sure wasn't ready to be published!  With a red pen in hand I spent quite some time scribbling changes, checking spellings etcetera.  After a couple of almost complete re-writes it was finally ready.  I’m so thrilled with the end result and hope that you enjoy reading it.  It has sold not just in the UK but in the USA and Australia too.

 

Q: When will the next book be out?

A:  I’m always working on something!  I love to write stories for children and I've written several short story books perfect for the young reader or for a bedtime story.  You will find these on my book page along with a sewing guide book for the beginner (sewing is a great hobby of mine).

 

Q: Where can you buy my books?

A:  You can purchase all of my books from Amazon, they come in Kindle format for you to download or if you prefer the feel of paper between your fingers, you can purchase in paperback format too.  You can also order some of the paper-backs from Waterstones online.  Links to buy my books are shown on the book page.

 

Q: Paperback or digital?

From a personal point of view, I’m still not sure which I prefer, sometimes I like to have the actual paper book in my hands and smell the paper and ink and then other times I like the convenience of my Kindle.  That’s why both options are available to you - it’s your choice.  Enjoy.

 

Q: What books or authors do you like to read?

A:  I love to read other authors.  I actually like something a bit gritty like a mystery, thriller or crime novel.  I’ve recently discovered a great writer called Robert Bryndza and I loved his Erika Foster series, so I can highly recommend these books to you.  My all-time favourite author has to be the late Sue Grafton and her alphabet series, if you can find these books, they are an amazing read.  I was delighted to have had an email from Sue a few years ago too and she encouraged me to continue to pursue my writing.