Sarah Barnard's Blog
August 19, 2020
Closing the site
I’ve had this website, and associated email address for a number of years, but it’s time to move on. So, after much deliberation, I am closing the site. There are so many reasons why this decision has been made. While working, it’s really hard to maintain websites and build traffic and all the other things […]
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July 26, 2020
Oakbrook Portal on Wattpad
I’ve finished the rewrites for the first Portal book, and you can now read the initial draft of Oakbrook Portal on Wattpad. The entire novel is there, and I’d love to hear what you think. I have also entered the manuscript into the Watty’s competition. There’s a new cover, the title has changed, and may […]
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July 4, 2020
Camp Nanowrimo Progress
I’m rebelling again, and it feels odd. The books need rewriting and changes need to be incorporated, so Camp Nanowrimo Progress is happening. But it’s not strictly linear, and nor is it really new words being laid down. The word count target is set at 40,000 words, but I am counting these as words completed […]
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July 1, 2020
Camp NaNoWriMo 2020
I seem to have signed up for Camp NaNoWriMo 2020, which is a bit of a surprise. I haven’t done NaNo for a few years and only got back into it last November, and I’d forgotten the sheer intensity and drive that the month generates. The first NaNo I took part in was 15 years […]
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February 29, 2020
Oakbrook Creations
I have a new website: Oakbrook Creations. For a while now I’ve not been happy with using my own name and wanted something different. After much soul-searching, and debate, I decided to name the site after the fictional town of Oakbrook from my Portal novels. I hope you’ll visit. The shop has moved over to […]
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February 23, 2020
The scary part
In 2005 I wrote a book. I thought that was the scary part. I was so wrong. Writing an entire novel was terrifying, sure. But was in no way as frightening as letting someone else read it! Then last year, 14 years later, I picked that novel up again and was shocked. It was messy, […]
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February 21, 2020
Rewrites are evil
For NaNo2019 I decided to be a rebel. I’ve not been completely happy with the Portal series for a long time, and NaNo gave me the push to start work. Can I say, rewrites are evil. The best way to rewrite a piece, is to literally start with a fresh document and write the story […]
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January 11, 2020
And onto a different design
As you may have noticed, there are some new notebooks listed in the shop. These are mostly covered in pages and sections taken from a UK roadmap. But now, I think it’s time to make some with a different design. The roadmap notebooks are so much fun to make, and look amazing when finished. But […]
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December 30, 2019
Roadmap Notebooks
That’s the first batch of Roadmap Notebooks added to the website store. There are various sizes, with either narrow or standard lined notebook pages. Each book is hand crafted. The pages trimmed from recycled sources that include part used notebooks, out of date diaries. The covers are made from card scavenged from cereal packets, product […]
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December 27, 2019
Why do I have a website?
It’s a legitimate question. Why do I have a website? Or, rather, why do I still have a website? I’ve had one for years, and it’s part of my online identity. It’s the basis for my main email address, and for any selling or hobby-business I’ve run in the past. So, I don’t really want […]
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