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Life is a constant rearrangement of priorities, and sometimes we need to remember that writing — though a compulsion we…
Nikki Sheehan recounts how she became a convert to writing by hand. Nikki Sheehan recounts how she became a convert…
There’s something wonderful about writing when there’s snow. It deadens sound and blankets everything with clean lines. There’s something wonderful…
Alan Jenkins speaks with John Greening about his career as an award-winning poet and critic. Alan Jenkins speaks with John…
Writers must cast aside whichever exciting project they are now working on to go back in time, just as the…
Knowing your own best work rhythms will save you both from making excuses, and from expecting too much of yourself…
What genre would Shakespeare be? His works contain horror, history, myth, fantasy, ghosts, crime. Dickens, too. What genre would Shakespeare…
Anthony J. Quinn on the challenges he faced writing memoir about the Troubles. Anthony J. Quinn on writing memoir about…
I stopped to smoke a cigarette, talking aloud to myself in a near-fury that I had a commission waiting for…
I learned very early on as a self-employed freelancer that the answer to ‘Can you do this paid work?’ is…
Michaela Morgan speaks with Ann Morgan about her experience as a poet and children’s writer. Michaela Morgan speaks with Ann…
There was actual advice but the real, unspoken advice was that they were all there. All doing it. Managing with…
