reels and things /  by Sarah Deller

feels like I was going to write about jigs and reels

I’m pleased I’ll be making a voiceover reel and a monologue reel in May! I was supposed to record the voiceover reel recently but had to reschedule due to a bad cold. I’m trying to see the positives… more time to prepare and learn about the industry! Timing feels a bit weird with the rise of AI and voice stealing (and of course my voice is sooooo steal-able 😈) but I guess I’ll deal with that if and when it is a problem. For now, learning, recovering from cold, doing a nice spring clean (and more reno!) on my living space!

Nature Writing Course /  by Sarah Deller

I recently participated in the Granta nature writing course, which has just finished. It was so amazing to dedicate time each week to improving my craft and to expand my ideas of what nature writing is and can be. I’ve got some exciting nature writing projects coming up, and I’m also trying to think about how I’d like to use this site to continue nature writing — and other writing — in the future. Will I post short pieces here? I’m not sure. For now, here’s some pictures from a hike in Somerset. I chose this walk, from Nether Stowey to Watchet, after I learnt Coleridge, Dorothy, and William Wordsworth made a similar journey that culminated in Coleridge’s decision to write The Ryme of the Ancient Mariner. I didn’t have much time in Watchet itself, but I loved the town and would love to return to the area. I really associate the Lake District with the Romantics, so it was a wonderful surprise to learn of the Somerset connection.

After so much time nature writing, it feels bland to write this as a boring blog post, but as I say, I haven’t decided yet what purpose I want this page of my website to serve, and since I’m in the habit of brief, soulless updates here, it feels hard to shake the pattern. Needless to say, it was not a soulless walk.

New Headshots /  by Sarah Deller

I had such a great time getting new headshots done by John Godwin. Check them out here!