Sheryl Garratt
Bio
Sheryl Garratt is a former editor of The Face and Observer magazines, and has written professionally for more than 30 years. She is also a coach working with creatives of all kinds. Find her at thecreativelife.net
Stories (63/0)
The best tools for writers in 2023
You don’t need anything fancy to start writing. It’s important to say this from the start. Some of the greatest novels of all time were scratched out with a quill. I wouldn’t advise going quite so retro, but all you really need to begin is a pen and some paper.
By Sheryl Garratt19 days ago in Journal
Make your work into an adventure
Lost that sparkle? There is a point, in every book or major writing project I’ve ever worked on, when it feels like a slog. When I wake up with a dread of facing the page again, writing about the same thing, tussling with the same seemingly intractable problems.
By Sheryl Garrattabout a month ago in Journal
Do the maintenance on your business. Painlessly.
Like most creatives, I love new and shiny ideas. I love the writing, the making. I get energy from collaborations, from launching and testing new ideas. And I enjoy nothing better than going down the rabbit hole on research, and learning something new.
By Sheryl Garratt3 months ago in Journal
How to make time for your creative projects
So we're at the end of the year, again. If you’re wondering how the year went so fast, you’re not alone. How did you do on your goals this year? Did you progress that big personal project you wanted to explore? Did you finish your book, film, album, or whatever else you were planning to create this year? Or did you get do caught up in deadlines, earning money, and all the other stuff of life?
By Sheryl Garratt4 months ago in Journal
Why you should go down that distraction rabbit hole
Every creative needs time to explore. This is a stage of creative work that from the outside can look a lot like doing nothing. Indeed, it can even feel like that from the inside, if you don’t allow time for it, and you try to push yourself back into ‘productive’ work too quickly.
By Sheryl Garratt4 months ago in Journal
