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I’m resistant to fiction that thinks itself extravagantly imaginative; magic realism, say. Because there’s usually no narrative tension. I’m resistant…
My first draft, or brainstorm, tends to be a bit of a mess, with lots of crossing out. I put…
James Woodall on his fifty years of writing about The Beatles. James Woodall’s love of The Beatles’ music began when…
This fundamental change in the way books are published gives both author and reader far more influence in the industry.…
Becca Heddle speaks with Jane Draycott about African tales, cloning and bold work for younger readers. Becca Heddle speaks with…
George MacDonald Fraser’s phrasing and structure are so fluid and smooth that reading his sentences always makes me feel happy.…
I was not lacking ideas, rather I woke to find that I had lost the ability to express them. I…
In my version of Brideshead Revisited Cordelia would be the narrator, not Charles; he would be seen for what he…
Andrew Martin on writing about the railway. Andrew Martin describes his lifelong fascination with trains, and the way the coming…
The writers who inspire me are the writers who know its the writing that matters, not the writer. The writers…
Fiona Shaw on the inspiration of stones from the sea.
I had to throw off the shadows of Samuel Johnson’s perfection before I could write. But they have not left…
