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Rukhsana Ahmad speaks with John Siddique about childhood in Pakistan, her core motivation and the trap of the ‘post-colonial’. Rukhsana…
Perhaps you will become a successful lace-seller, or a designer, or work in fashion, which might well be preferable to…
When I was a smoker I would wake early, make myself a coffee, tuck myself up on the sofa with…
Tiffany Murray on her unconventional upbringing. Tiffany Murray’s mother worked for a time as a cook for various rock bands,…
Immersed in domains of magic and adventure, I wondered how these story people tackled the great unknown. What did they…
Leigh Russell speaks with Robin Blake about starting late as a writer, why genre fiction is popular, and her own…
So much more satisfactory than speech; you can correct it, remould it, hone it ceaselessly, if you like, before you…
You have to be prepared for weeks of footnote-tag, invest heavily in clue following and set off for distant records…
Anna Reynolds on dealing with unexpected – and unwanted – commissions. Like most professional writers, Anna Reynolds has often been…
Writing, to you, is an enchanted pool; you hover round the edges admiring the grace of the swimmers, but you…
Chris Simms’ writing talisman is a ward against the dark. Chris Simms introduces his writing talisman, chosen from a plethora…
Donny O’Rourke chases ghosts in the borders for Samhain, and Julian Turner considers the value of imagination and metaphor. Donny…
