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Sara Emmerton

@sarawrites.bsky.social
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Writer. Carer. Sea swimmer. Cats. Longlist @MoniackMhor Emerging Writer award '22. Shortlist #Curae Prize '23.

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Sara Emmerton @sarawrites.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Just listened to this. Plenty of "oh yes" moments particularly on resistance to and demands of the creative impulse and the need to decolonise the mind! Creatively helpful as ever @heidijames.bsky.social
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Bookaholic Bex @bexbookaholic.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Brilliant article from the uber talented Amy Beashel in The Guardian. I cannot recommend reading Bad Manners enough! #BookSky www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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A moment that changed me: my 11-year-old daughter received an unwanted compliment – and I taught her how to respond
At a party, a man looked my child up and down in admiration, before praising her looks. I saw her visibly shrink. So I taught her the value of bad manners
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Night night sweet dreamies It’s not what you say to everyone else It’s what you whisper to yourself that has the greatest power Whisper, honestly, consistently and encouragingly always
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Nicola Chester @nicolawriting.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Well this is fantastic! “we are claiming back some of the power we gave away in our younger years … & our stories are having more resonance than ever before.” Yes @kitdewaal.bsky.social! @forthwrite.bsky.social
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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
In today's @theguardian.com country diary @kateblincoe.bsky.social sits on an oaken throne, looking for a fawn in the field. #naturewriting #countrydiary
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Country diary: My daughter says she’s seen a fawn – has she? | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Muntjac deer mate all year round, so it’s quite possible. I take to the oak throne that we have on the farm, and scan the view
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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
If you are able, please do support Indy bookshops. The near monopoly of an online giant is skewering the industry. Without Indies, we simply wouldn't be here. @bookcornerhx.bsky.social @serenitybookshop.bsky.social @trumanbooks.bsky.social @drakebookshop.bsky.social @forumbooks.bsky.social
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Sara Emmerton @sarawrites.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Love the honesty and humility in these episodes! Demystifies the writing and creative process which helps with the grafting! #writingpodcasts #firstgraft #amwriting @heidijames.bsky.social @amandajanemason.bsky.social
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Sara Emmerton @sarawrites.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Love this! Happy #Caturday!
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Philippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Great opportunity!
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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Time to go a-wassailing in @kateblincoe.bsky.social's @theguardian.com country diary celebrating this centuries-old pagan tradition of shared thanks and love. #countrydiary #naturewriting
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Country diary: Beating pots and pans, it’s time to go a-wassailing
Saxlingham Nethergate, Norfolk: With Venus shining down on us in the cold, we perform a ceremony that today has more to do with connecting to our roots than ensuring a good apple harvest
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Sara Emmerton @sarawrites.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Just listened to this. @regretteruane.bsky.social is brilliant - and helpful - on the realities of the process of writing. #amwriting
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Ellie Hawkes @elspells13.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
I am delighted to launch Elspells Writing Coaching! If you want a cheerleader for your writing in 2025, get in touch! 🎉🎉🎉
New for 2025: Elspells Writing Coaching - a straightforward, affordable coaching service aimed at new writers. Book a fortnightly or monthly Zoom session  for a discounted price of £30 an hour.

Email ellie at elspells.com for more details!
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Sara Emmerton @sarawrites.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
#100DaysOfWriting day 99! Back in Jan, the brilliant @heidijames.bsky.social challenged me to get my book bloody well WRITTEN by the end of '24. I will be there by day 100 and the end of the year! Thanks also to @elspells13.bsky.social for #100DaysOfWriting encouragement! #amwriting
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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 21/12/2024
Moniack Mhor, a beautiful writers centre in Scotland is running a gothic writing course starting in January, all online. Lots of residential, day and online courses on their website too. Check it out. www.moniackmhor.org.uk Please share
Snowy winter sunrise with sun through trees
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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Solstice. Also, just 11 million seconds* till the swifts get back. *give or take
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Sara Emmerton @sarawrites.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Day 81 (!) of #100DaysOfWriting. How can we be so far in? Have enjoyed writing/thinking about my writing even more than usual, although more than usually tired, too! #amwriting #nevergiveup
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Sara Emmerton @sarawrites.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Listened to episode two of this documentary on #CountyLines just now on #Radio4 Powerful and moving with great personal insight. Thank you @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social and @phoebemcindoe.bsky.social
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BookwormVaught - Dr Anna Vaught @bookwormvaught.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
On the 1st of January, the #Curae prize for writer-carers opens for a second time. The demise of twitter is making it harder to get the word out, so do share! thecuraeprize.uk There are around 7 million unpaid carers in the UK alone & Curae shines a light on the role & much more. #carers #writing
Picture of Curae prize anthology 2023 published by Renard Press in aid of carers’ charities
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Eve Ainsworth @eveainsworth.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Guys - I could really use your help. Somebody I Used to Love is just inches away from breaking into the top 100 Kindle reads. I’d really appreciate any shares or downloads. This twisty, dark romance is currently on a 99p offer! I will reward you with virtual hugs x geni.us/SIUTL
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Sara Emmerton @sarawrites.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Day 58 of #100DaysOfWriting A slow week on the writing front due to working hard on a proofreading project. I'm calling it a mulling week before being able to crack on again next week! Still managing a few words here and there though! #amwriting
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Sara Emmerton @sarawrites.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
My cats have curled up into a heart ❤️
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BookwormVaught - Dr Anna Vaught @bookwormvaught.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
On the 1st of January, the #Curae prize for writer-carers opens for a second time. The demise of twitter is making it harder to get the word out, so do share! thecuraeprize.uk There are around 7 million unpaid carers in the UK alone & Curae shines a light on the role & much more. #carers #writing
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Sara Emmerton @sarawrites.bsky.social · 27/10/2023
Congrats to the brilliant @jankaneen1.bsky.social 🥳🥳🥳
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