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I was scooting around the country with the band in the back of a van, listening to John Peel and…
Rhiannon Tise on why writers need peace and quiet. Searching for a quiet space in which to write, Rhiannon Tise…
I think of myself as a brand; Sanjida Kay, the thriller writer, or Sanjida O’Connell, who writes literary fiction. And…
Shahrukh Husain speaks with Amanda Whittington about myths and fairytales, literary heroes and mythic Princess Di. Shahrukh Husain speaks with…
For non-fiction, you can’t do anything chaotically, it doesn’t work. You have to be organised from the word go. For…
Perhaps what is significant for writers is not that we alone change and others do not, but simply, we have…
You can never revise your work too often. As our scatological friends remark, there are some things you can’t polish,…
Alex Games on why authors choose anonymity. Alex Games considers why some authors adopt pseudonyms — and why others prefer…
The Moomins suffered the same fate… Characters and plots are too gentle for older children, but the text is too…
Be original. Think of the obvious and then go in the opposite direction. Be open to surprises, challenge yourself, inspire…
Stephanie Norgate speaks with Jane Draycott about dramatising a pioneering life and the landscapes of Sussex. Stephanie Norgate speaks with…
If I read through that folder’s contents now, I’d probably find a kind of dramatic structure, a story arc; obstacles…
