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It was when this long apprenticeship began to expose me to things that felt compelling that I truly began to…
Dan Richards on the objects writers collect and the things they do to get themselves to write. Dan Richards describes…
One memorable piece of advice came from a dream in which I found myself in a forest at night, watching…
I’d be focussed when I wrote. I’d stop being self conscious. I wrote to make myself present and at the…
Christie Dickason speaks about learning her place in a wild wolf pack, and its effect on her writing. Christie Dickason…
Remember to keep a notebook at all times. It’s your impressions I’m after; like the bicycle clips worn by one…
A fellow writer pointed out, when we discovered our shared enthusiasm for Enid Blyton’s masterpiece, The Magic Faraway Tree was…
Chris Arthur on the mentor who inspired his love of birds. Chris Arthur writes about the childhood mentor who inspired…
The longstanding members have been reading a book a month together for nearly twenty years, and are responsible for choosing…
Jean Rhys taught me about writing; the process, the agony, the joy of getting it right. Jean Rhys taught me…
Zoë Marriott speaks with Amanda Whittington about identity, diversity and feminism in her YA fantasy fiction. Zoë Marriott speaks with…
Part channelling, waiting for the characters show me the story, and part treasure hunt, wondering where we’ll end up. Part…
