Creative Rituals - Featuring Stacey Thomas

Happy Saturday! Welcome to my weekly Substack feature on creatives and their rituals. This is an opportunity for creatives to talk about how they start their creative day, as well as give you more insight into their work. It’s a perfect opportunity to demystify the creative experience, and maybe even inspire!

Stacey Thomas - Author

Today’s guest creative is author Stacey Thomas!

What Do You Do to Start Your Creative Day?

My writing day usually starts the moment I finish work. Before I get started, I like to go for a walk to clear my head. This will probably make any chiropractors reading this wince, but I can only write in bed! If it makes you feel better I use a bed desk. I love writing in my bed as it helps me to relax and slip into whatever I'm working on. I usually have a drink nearby (more often than not a coke), but apart from that my writing space is quite spartan as I tend to procrasinate if I have anything distracting nearby.

Creator Bio

Stacey Thomas was born in Paddington, home to Paddington Bear and the Puppet Theatre Barge. She is a contributor to Bad Form Review and an alumna of the Curtis Brown Creative. For more information on The Revels, or where to find Stacey, click here.

More from Stacey Thomas

The stage is set and the witch-hunt is about to begin…

‘I am no witch. I have not sold my soul to the devil for powers. What I am has never openly been whispered of, yet it is enough that people would hang for it.’

England, 1645.
After his half-brother dies, aspiring playwright Nicholas Pearce is apprenticed to Judge William Percival, an infamous former witch-hunter who is under pressure to resume his old profession.

In a country torn apart by civil war, with escalating tensions between Catholics and Protestants, Royalists and Roundheads, and rumours of witchcraft, Nicholas hides a secret: the dead sing. He hears their secrets, but will he find the courage to speak up to save innocent lives, even if it means putting himself in great danger?

A spellbinding debut novel perfect for fans of Stacey Halls, Laura Purcell and Bridget Collins.

Thank you, Stacey, for being a guest!

Write on!
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