The Lovely Lyndsey Hall Had Me Over on Her Blog for a Chat!

This was a really fun interview, and a great way to learn more about me and my books!

You can read the interview on her blog.

Thank you for chatting with me, Lyndsey!!


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The Writing Sparrow Episode 53 | Holding One Another Accountable – Sarina’s October-December 2021 Goals

As requested in my reader group on Facebook, I will be sharing quarterly writing updates and goals. If that’s not why you’re here, don’t worry – it’ll only happen four times a year. Hopefully, my process, goals, and achieved deadlines (as well as surprise challenges) will be interesting for you whether you’re here as a writer or as one of my readers!
 
Listen to find out what I’m working on, what progress I’ve made on my WIPs, and what I’m planning next.
 
And if you’d like to share your goals with me, too, go right ahead! Let’s hold one another accountable *high five*

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The Writing Sparrow Episode 52 | Writing Fan Fiction with DovahTobi

This week I’ve had the great pleasure of talking to my good friend Tobi about writing fan fiction! I’m a complete newbie to this, but Tobi has been writing fan fiction for a long time and had a lot of great advice to share.

Want to try writing fan fiction but don’t know where to start? Tobi’s action step for you is to figure out which universe and characters you already like and take it from there. Remember that you don’t have to stick to the rules of that universe too rigidly–you can go any way you want! (even to the pizza parlor 👍)

You can read Tobi’s fan fiction on:

His blog
Archive of Our Own
FanFiction.Net
WattPad

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The Writing Sparrow Episode 51 | Writing a Non-Linear Series with Eden Sharp

Writing lecturer and author Eden Sharp stopped by my podcast this week to talk about her approach to writing a non-linear series–that is, a series that can be read in any order. Get a pen and some paper ready for this one!

To find out more about Eden, you can find her on Twitter and Instagram.

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The Writing Sparrow Episode 50 | Writing Poetry with Holly Ducarte

You’re in for a treat, Sparrows! This is one of my favourite episodes – I *may* even have tried my hand at writing poetry afterwards. Prepare to be inspired.

Whether you’re completely new to writing poetry or consider it your go-to writing style, I think you’ll enjoy this chat with Canadian poet Holly Ducarte! She will sweep you away – I guarantee it.

To find out more about Holly, you can find her on Instagram and her website.

Please note: This is episode 50. From here on, new episodes will release every two weeks.

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The Writing Sparrow Episode 49 | Writing Routines: Ash Oldfield

Once a month, I talk to another writer about their writing routine. We answer questions such as Are you a plotter, pantser, or somewhere in between? ,  Do you write every day? ,  Where does your inspiration come from?,  What’s your beverage of choice?, and many more! At the end of each episode, the writers recommend their favourite book on writing and share their advice for establishing the right writing routine for you.

This month, I talked to Ash Oldfield, a fantasy author from Australia.

Her book recommendations are On Writing by Stephen King and Once Upon a Time, which is a writer’s handbook and card game all in one. Don’t forget to check out the all-new library on my website for all book recommendations from these routine chats!

To find out more about Ash, check out her Instagramher Twitterher TikTok, and her website.

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The Writing Sparrow Episode 48 | Fast-Drafting Your Novel with B.T. Frost

Today I’m talking to B.T. Frost, an urban fantasy mystery author who has achieved the unthinkable: he wrote 90k words in 23 days. In today’s episode, he talks us through how he did it and shares his tips for anyone wanting to try the same.

To find out more about B.T. Frost, you can find him on InstagramTwitterFacebook, and his website.

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The Writing Sparrow Episode 47 | Meditation for Writers with T.L. Clarke

This week, author T.L. Clarke is back to talk about all things meditation! It’s one of my favourite chats on my podcast, so I hope you enjoy it too <3

We cover a lot of ground in this one: how to sit when you meditate, common misconceptions, how to meditate, can you still meditate when you have aphantasia (an inability to imagine things), etc.

As an added bonus at the end, T does a lovely guided meditation to help you relax. This is a great introduction if you’ve never meditated before! To help you come out of it gently, I’ve left a bit of space between the end of her meditation and the end-of-episode music, and I’m not including the usual talk-over this time – this way, you can come out of the meditation gently <3 This also doubles as this week’s action step!

Please note: if you don’t want to do the meditation, we’re letting you know when the episode is effectively over for you, but: the first sign-off is a false start because I missed a question, so don’t go anywhere just yet the first time I say you’re done! We’re about to discuss how to sit when you’re meditating when you reach this point. I promise we’ve made it clear when to go (plus you’ll know when the meditation starts!).

To find out more about T.L. Clark, you can find her on InstagramTwitter, and her website. The app she mentions is the Insight Timer App.

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The Writing Sparrow Episode 46 | Arranging School Visits with C.M. Healy

Ready your pens and notebooks, Sparrows, because there’s a lot of info in this one! Especially in the first 20 minutes or so – you won’t have time to drink your tea, you’ll be scribbling so furiously!

Your action step for this week is to research schools in your area/schools you could easily get to and find out if they’re open to arranging a visit.

You can find out more about C.M. Healy on his websitehis Instagramhis Facebook, and his YouTube channel.

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The Writing Sparrow Episode 45| Creating and Selling Your Own Bookish Merchandise with Dana Fraedrich (+ GIVEAWAY)

Dana Fraedrich is back this week to talk us through how to create our own bookish merchandise, how to price it and where to sell it, and how to figure out what merch is right for your book. Oh, and we’re holding this podcast’s first ever giveaway 😉

To take part in our giveaway, simply share this episode on social media and tag both of us so we know you’re taking part – our handles are below. The final day to enter is July 25th 2021, and we’ll pick a winner on the 26th. You can win lots of cool stuff like signed paperbacks, a candle (from Dana’s merch!), and a tote bag (from my merch!), so share away and enter *high five*

To find out more about Dana, check out her website find her or Twitter , or follow her on Instagram.

And so you can easily tag me, too, this is me on Twitter and on Instagram.

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