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Andrew Martin – Rejection
I am very conscious of being rejected by people who are, relative to me, younger and younger. I am very…
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Check out the latest news from the RLF, WritersMosaic highlights, and Collected – our collection of interviews, reflections and articles exploring the literary life and world of writers today.
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Lucy Lethbridge – My Reading Habits
I treat books quite roughly; I crack their spines mercilessly, turn down page corners, and scribble stuff. I like to…
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What’s Your Desert Island Book?
Writers discuss their desert island book. Nicholas Murray, Vayu Naidu, Sarah Ardizzone, Robin Blake, Sally Kindberg, Ali Knight and Caitlin…
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The Rabble Across The River
John Pilkington on writing a play for community theatre. John Pilkington describes how he came to write a play for…
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Rhiannon Tise – The Best Advice I Ever Received
When I’m reading back work, I try to wear my ‘audience’ hat. I remove myself as the writer, and read…
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Mahendra Solanki
Mahendra Solanki speaks with Amanda Whittington about a violent childhood, the value of libraries and writing vs therapy. Mahendra Solanki…
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Lucy Flannery – Rejection
Someone once said, “Praise is always personal; rejection almost never is”. It might have been me that said it, but…
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Sally Cline – My Reading Habits
For complete relaxation, crime fiction from America, Britain and Scandinavia; these are the books I most enjoy as they have…
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Robyn Bolam – Letter To My Readers
Please don’t assume that speaker and poet are always identical; the voice addressing you directly could be a fragment of…
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Tamar Yellin – The Best Advice I Ever Received
My glorious career as a primary school teacher lasted three years before my most indulgent husband agreed that I could…
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Finding Consolation In Catastrophe
Christina Koning on how researching a novel set in wartime helped her to deal with the pandemic. Researching her latest…
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Morgen Witzel – How I Write
Planning, mapping out a plot, creating characters, building the world they inhabit, is itself a creative process. Planning, mapping out…