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Written four chapters today and my brain feels like soup. Gonna finish first draft tomorrow though, very exciting :)

10/15 chapters written! 2/3 of the way there!

Lost all hyperfocus for the new book this morning and have now convinced myself that it's the worst thing I've ever written. Worst 180 I could have done.

Decided to push myself and finished chapter 4 as well. This book feels like it is just pouring out of my brain!

Such a great opportunity! Holmes is such a fantastic, generous writer, and this book is a lot of fun!

The Floating Castle is SO much fun, would highly recommend for any fantasy fans!

Newest chapter written in about 3 hours! Epistolary writing seems to work quite well for my brain.

Chapter 2/15 done on draft 1 of the new project-worried this project is going to be bigger than expected.

Chapter 1/15 of the new project done.

Best bit of writing is sneaking in your own easter eggs.

If body horror freaks you out, I also have a nice little Gothic horror novella available... sarahrnew.wordpress.com/amissis-libe...

Wrote some stuff at @SalonEurope that I wanted to share.

This is exciting! Can't believe I missed this milestone!

It's the halfway point of Hypochondria! Read here for free! sarahrnew.wordpress.com/hypochondria

Hypochondria is now on Goodreads! Wonder who will leave the first rating... www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

Finally added Hypochondria onto Goodreads and Storygraph! www.goodreads.com/book/show/24... app.thestorygraph.com/books/6496aa...

Truly moved by this Substack by @aldbera.bsky.social describing her experience at our Annual Salon over the weekend. This is everything we hoped for—creating a place where writers from across Europe can come together and get to know each other—to make writing a little less lonely💛

Got a few minutes? Enjoy literary body horror? The second part of Hypochondria is available now, completely for free, on sarahrnew.wordpress.com!

Part 2 of Hypochondria comes out tomorrow at 11am BST! Catch up with part 1 here: sarahrnew.wordpress.com/2025/09/07/h...

The first part of my new body horror novelette Hypochondria is here! sarahrnew.wordpress.com/2025/09/07/h...

Working on video reviews today and all I can think about is how tired I look.

Finished one book this week, immediately into the next project, I love being a creative <3

Finished the new novella! This one felt awful to try and pull out of my brain, but it's so satisfying to reread and realise it was nowhere as bad as I thought it was. Now to start working on the dual novella project for my Masters course!

youtu.be/3x4jTiPsHlM Went to the Fringe. Had a nice time.

Feeling inspired. Got to take some big leaps.

Blurb Reveal! Hypochondria coming to sarahrnew.wordpress.com from 7th September 2025!

Made a vlog. Quite enjoyed it. youtu.be/i5gz3QiRH3o

So, this novella is not going to be finished by the end of the month. New plan: finish it by the 10th August, have my little Edinburgh Fringe break, then edit, revise, get it done by 1st September!

I think with everything that's happened that I'm doing to have to re-write a completely finished novel and the thought of that is devastating me.

It's 2025. I'm 30, and I'm doing my Masters degree in September, something I didn't think I'd get to do. I'm working on another novella, planning to get it done before 1st Sep, when new author copies of Amissis Liberis turn up at my door. 21-year-old Sarah would be so proud.

It's The Great European Escape's 2nd birthday! I'm so grateful that I got that chance to adventure, and that I got to have such meaningful experiences, which you can read about in my free eBook! As a gift to TGEE, something new's coming to sarahrnew.wordpress.com in September...

SF Alan Brickman☆ @wordsbyalice.bsky.social ☆Elia Rathore☆ Elinor Drew☆ @therelphian.bsky.social ☆ @jpcerthum.bsky.social ☆ @johannah.bsky.social ☆Jorden Makelle☆ @judepickledplum.bsky.social ☆Lisa DellaPorta☆ @miketaylor9.bsky.social ☆ @aldbera.bsky.social ☆Simon Collinson☆ @zaryfekete.bsky.social

Might have recorded the first chapter of Amissis Liberis on YouTube... youtu.be/pR30lUgpyno

~*vague*~

SF Alan Brickman☆ @wordsbyalice.bsky.social ☆Elia Rathore☆ Elinor Drew☆ @therelphian.bsky.social ☆ @jpcerthum.bsky.social ☆ @johannah.bsky.social ☆Jorden Makelle☆ @judepickledplum.bsky.social ☆Lisa DellaPorta☆ @miketaylor9.bsky.social ☆ @aldbera.bsky.social ☆Simon Collinson☆ @zaryfekete.bsky.social

It's nothing like what I normally write, but I love my current project SO MUCH. It really feels like it's me encapsulated in a book, which makes me so vulnerable, but also like I'm writing my own happy ending. I just really love writing.

Happy 1st birthday Amissis Liberis!

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“I asked ChatGPT-“ okay well I asked little alex horne and he said all the information is on the task

Went to a comedy writing class today, absolutely terrified, and left having learnt a lot and got some laughs! So excited to take what I've learnt and put it into this manuscript I'm working on, and I'll let myself dream of becoming a stand up comedian for a while...

Dive into my St@ck and explore the captivating world of horror writer @aldbera.bsky.social ! Discover her astonishing insights on life and her unique perspective on writing that’s sure to resonate with you.

Delighted to announce my analytical film essay 'All Sinners Are Lost' about a film I love, As Above, So Below, has been published in @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social's There's Nothing Out There! Available here: blackshuckbooks.co.uk/theres-nothi...

Travel tale? Or something a bit darker? "A Nordic Tale" by Sarah R. New @aldbera.bsky.social transports you from country to country, and it's available to read now on Afterimages. open.substack.com/pub/thirtywe...

Absolutely delighted that Thirty West have published my short story A Nordic Tale, a winding, Icelandic-set horror about depression and derealisation: A Nordic Tale open.substack.com/pub/thirtywe...

I simultaneously love and hate being hyperfocused on a certain project because finishing a draft in a week made me feel so accomplished and now I'm stuck making trope maps and marketing materials waiting for alpha readers to get back to me 😭

Sent a project out to alpha readers and still waiting for feedback from a few, but all I want to do is write 😭 got some great comments so far though!

I cannot explain how awkward it is to go through your physiotherapy routine in front of a cat, felt like I was being judged the entire time.

Planned to finish this draft 30/4, finished it on 7/4, adding 21,000 words! So proud of myself.

I was planning on getting this draft done by 30th April, 15th April as a stretch, but after writing 18,000 words in the last week, it’s looking like I can finish it tomorrow! And I’ve got ideas on how to work on another, existing project. I’ve never felt so inspired!