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Sarah Pinborough interviewed by Dark Scribe Magazine
Posted by Paul Raven on July 29th, 2008 at 7:26
Over at Dark Scribe Magazine they're running an interview with the very lovely Sarah Pinborough, whose novella The Language Of Dying will be published by PS Publishing early next year - a book she describes as being "definitely a bold departure" from her current body of work.
In this little snippet Sarah - who is also a full-time teacher - discusses how much hard work is involved in writing for a living:
"I think I’m now very aware of what hard work it is, and that for most writers in this market, you need a second income or you have to be very, very prolific. I’ve met very talented writers who’ve had huge advances for a book then couldn’t sell one for years. If you’re in this business for the money then get out - there are easier ways to earn a living. I think you just have to write the stories you want to write and hope for the best.
But I’ll always watch other people’s careers and see what’s working and what’s not and keep pushing myself in order to reach a place where I can write full-time. If I was married, I think that would be easier, but as a single person, where you can only rely on your own income, you have to work very hard to be at that level. However, I can’t imagine not writing. My brain doesn’t get the concept, so I’ll just keep on producing and hopefully the hard work will pay off one day."
We don't have a catalogue page for The Language Of Dying yet, but rest assured we'll let you know when we do. In the mean time, you can find out more about Sarah Pinborough and her books on her website.
Full disclosure: in addition to being a PS author-in-waiting, Sarah Pinborough is also one of my clients.
