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Morag Joss – Why I Write
For me, writing is a matter of fulfilling obligations; all these obligations are contractual.
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Charles Boyle – Why I Write
Like dogs chasing their tails, my writing serves no purpose. It is of no measurable good to anyone.
Jen Green – Why I Write
I allow time for the information to percolate so that when I come to explain it, it comes out in…
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Midge Gillies – Why I Write
It’s a luxury and one largely due to the Royal Literary Fund, that I don’t need to write between books.…
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Philippa Stockley – Why I Write
I have no idea, really, why I write. An easier question would be; what the hell would I do if…
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Stephen Wakelam – Why I Write
Once I had to write an essay as a punishment and even this was read out. I would have been…
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Barbara Gamble – Why I Write
On the days when I do write and when that writing is going well, I feel transformed. I become my…
Beatrix Campbell – Why I Write
I was desperate to be a real reporter, telling real stories. Though I have to say I came to feel…
Rebecca Jenkins – Why I Write
The most vivid impression I carry with me from the privileged two years I spent as a Royal Literary Fund…
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Roy Bainton – Why I Write
The loneliness has its roots in the fact that we carry our creative projects around in our craniums; the plot,…
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Nicolette Jones – Why I Write
It took a long time and a lot of journalism before I had the confidence to write a book. I…
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James Wilson – Why I Write
Perhaps it’s because, like a lot of lonely children, I took refuge from the frustrations and terrors of real life…