Sara Sheridan (born 7 June 1968) is a Scottish activist and writer who works in a variety of genres, though predominately in historical fiction. She is the creator of the Mirabelle Bevan mysteries.
The law don't like jazz clubs. No one wants anything to do with that kind of trouble.
Today women have the rights and equality our Victorian sisters could only dream of, and with those privileges comes the responsibility of standing up and being counted.
Very often the characters people respond to best have little parts of reality they can relate to.
We can learn so much looking outside our core field of expertise.
Books have a vital place in our culture. They are the source of ideas, of stories that engage and stretch the imagination and most importantly, inspire.
I'm a library user and I just don't hoard books. To me, they're for sharing.
Everyone assumes writers spend their time lounging around, writing and occasionally striking a pose whilst having a think.
An Aunt is a safe haven for a child. Someone who will keep your secrets and is always on your side.
Without archives many stories of real people would be lost, and along with those stories, vital clues that allow us to reflect and interpret our lives today.
Writers of novels live in a strange world where what's made up is as important as what's real.
The sky was a sparkling succession of black diamonds on black velvet made crystal clear by the blackout.
I had never really understood what an adventure life could be, if you followed your heart and did what you really wanted to do, which is what we must all do in the end.
I believe the era of the militant lady is back.
Something I notice speaking to writers from south of Hadrians Wall is that the culture is different. At base, I think Scotland values its creative industries differently from England.
It is one of the benchmarks of a culture I always think – the page at which it operates. A good way to measure it is to order a taxi and see how irate local people get if it is late.
There is something particularly fascinating about seeing places you know in a piece of art - be that in a film, or a photograph or painting.
I had loved poetry and the theatre. Now I loved adventure more.
At the end of the day, that's what a family is - a group of different people who accept each other.
I've found myself moved by letters and diaries in archives as well as trashy, summer blockbusters. It's possible to make a connection with any kind of writing - as long as the writing is good.
Change occurs slowly. Very often a legal change might take place but the cultural shift required to really accept its spirit lingers in the wings for decades.