Allow me to introduce myself!

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The Writer

If you want to know my 'credentials' I guess this covers it:Sarah Elliott is a writer, poet and self-published author (Warrior Wisdom Sun 2022, United Under One Sun 2023). Sarah is the interview coordinator for the Horror Tree website and an editor for Trembling With Fear (Horror Tree magazine). Her work has been published in Red Rose Thorns magazine, Writing in Community anthology, Hope is a Group Project, and the Horror Tree website. Sarah is busy writing a Tarot-inspired collection of flash fiction, short prose and poetry. The Substack newsletter titled A Writer’s Life chronicles her writing journey. She is currently building a community within The Imaginarium, a FREE newsletter offering for those who ponder, dream and reflect. Perfect for those who honour a path of self-growth and personal evolution. She loves cats and playing Dungeons and Dragons. Sarah gets nerdy about Tarot, fantasy and supernatural themes, sci-fi and history.

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The Person

I’m Sarah, and I love getting creative with words, using them in multiple ways for varied reasons. I love the power words have and the transformative effect they can have on people.Creativity ignites me, with sparks coming from anywhere. Writing helps me to shine a torch and illuminate my own shadows so I can gain deep clarity. This is my self-growth journey, and I use it to hopefully inspire others.IGNITE. ILLUMINATE. INSPIRE.Writing is my joy, and it keeps me in the light. I write for:
✨Love
✨Intuition
✨Growth
✨Honesty
✨TruthI never thought I would be a writer. It was a fleeting dream I had as a schoolgirl. A dream that was extinguished by external expectations, parental pressure and a self-image that was a work in progress. Cue 2020 when like many, I was afforded more time to reflect and be honest with myself. Out poured the poems, the spoken word, the short stories, and the hunger for creativity.Life is a work in progress. Writing helps me to navigate life. Perhaps my words will stir something inside you; a long-forgotten passion, an overdue conversation with self or maybe they will move you to nod in recognition. And that is enough for me.We all crave connection. I know connection isn’t a commodity. It can’t be bought or sold but it can be identified, felt, discovered and nurtured.Connection is a sibling to belonging and they’re both children of trust and care.Connection can encourage and support others to look at things differently, see things from another perspective and maybe inspire courage for action.And actions cause ripples and ripples are change. Change from our own hands and not from those that have hands upon us.There’s power in authenticity. In community. In us truly seeing each other. It can start with a few shared words. And that’s my offering to you.My self-published my first book Warrior Wisdom Sun in 2022. A book of poems tracking my progress through emotional terrain. An expression of my being which is a gift in itself because we spend so much time doing, or maybe, even being 'someone else' for 'somebody else'.I'm a better writer now. I'm braver. I've done the work and will keep doing so. I'm more me. I can’t wait to share my next book with you.

The Book

This is NOT another Tarot book! It isn’t a set of instructions or correspondences. It’s a journey—not necessarily The Fool’s—but one that will speak to creative souls, intuitive thinkers, and lovers of imagery and story. It began with a deck I found so utterly gorgeous and inspiring; I couldn’t help but write from it.Every single card has sparked an idea or spawned a story. Or maybe it has helped unearth repressed emotions. Enabled me to put into words on paper, feelings I was too scared to explore. This is an artistic expression of me ignited by beautiful images on paper and long explored themes of the human journey.In my upcoming book (2026), tentatively titled Flashes of Tarot, you’ll find poems, prose and flash fiction stories. Many will contain a hint of magic and the supernatural. You may find fantasy in my pages, but not sprawling epics which is good news for the time-poor. Struggle to find time to read and reflect? The bite-sized pieces within this book are crafted for soulful readers who want a moment of magic in the middle of a busy day.

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Curious to know more?

Check out my writing!

I've been supporting and writing for the Horror Tree website since 2023. I'm sharing a couple of my favourite articles here. My absolute highlight was getting to interview Hollywood powerhouse Steven S. DeKnight (Daredevil, Angel, Spartacus, Buffy, Pacific Rim Uprising etc.).

I've written a few pieces for The British Fantasy Society and this post was one of the top-read of 2024!

Articles, interviews, posts, poems and flash fiction stories. I'm all in! I started this flash fiction piece during a workshop I attended. I polished it up and submitted it to a publication. It was accepted!

tl;dr

I love writing. I write poems, flash fiction, articles, blogs and interviews. I get nerdy about Tarot, fantasy and supernatural themes, sci-fi and history. I’ve been published in various places and have two self-published books. I’m one of the editors for the Trembling With Fear online magazine, and I also coordinate author interviews for the Horror Tree website.I use Tarot and writing for reflection and self-growth, which is the basis of the book I’m currently writing. I love to share my thoughts and my work with like-minded people.

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