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Sam Russell
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Sam Russell

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in London, The United Kingdom
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Genre
Romance, Contemporary, Chick Lit

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January 2015

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Sam Russell lives, works and writes from the family farm in rural Essex and describes herself as a "farmer by day and author by night".
Proudly independent, she is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association and the Alliance of Independent Authors.
Her passionate, contemporary romances are set in the countryside and she credits Jilly Cooper for inspiring her to write "hunks, horses, hanky-panky and hot-headed heroines."
Sam has three grown-up children and lives with her husband, horses, dogs and chickens. ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?
Sam Russell Just keep typing something until the words flow again. Or skip a section you are struggling with and jump ahead. Inspiration comes back but you can't …moreJust keep typing something until the words flow again. Or skip a section you are struggling with and jump ahead. Inspiration comes back but you can't force it. I fall asleep planning the twists in the story, so more often than not I am desperate to write as soon as I wake up!(less)
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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?
Sam Russell Just write something - anything! It doesn't matter in the early stages if you don't like the words when you read them back, or if you story doesn't ta…moreJust write something - anything! It doesn't matter in the early stages if you don't like the words when you read them back, or if you story doesn't take shape immediately. You will return to your manuscript so many times (trust me - I know) to change, improve and sculpt. You may not even publish your early efforts. None of this matters, writing is all.(less)
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Average rating: 4.22 · 45 ratings · 15 reviews · 3 distinct works
A Bed of Barley Straw
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It’s oodles and ages since I’ve blog-posted, so here are some snapshots of our barn to keep you updated…


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The inspiration for A Bed of Barley Straw was multi-layered, but there were three things in particular which stirred my creative juices and got me writing.
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“Angry people are not always wise.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
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“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass.”
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K.M. Peyton
“Life was like that. Everyone loved the wrong person who loved someone else or didn’t love at all.”
― K.M. Peyton, Snowfall
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Anna Sewell
“Oh! if people knew what a comfort to a horse a light hand is, and how it keeps a good mouth and a good temper, they would surely not chuck, and drag, and pull at the rein as they often do.”
― Anna Sewell, Black Beauty
tags: be-kind
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