Maria McCann – Letter To My Younger Self
Writing, to you, is an enchanted pool; you hover round the edges admiring the grace of the swimmers, but you…
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Check out the latest news from the RLF, WritersMosaic highlights, and Collected – our collection of interviews, reflections and articles exploring the literary life and world of writers today.
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The Placard
Chris Simms’ writing talisman is a ward against the dark. Chris Simms introduces his writing talisman, chosen from a plethora…
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Donny O’Rourke & Julian Turner
Donny O’Rourke chases ghosts in the borders for Samhain, and Julian Turner considers the value of imagination and metaphor. Donny…
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Duncan Forbes – Writers Who Inspire Me
I still have my treasured copy of the sky-blue Heinemann edition of Selected Poems by Emily Dickinson. I still have…
Lizzie Collingham – Why I Write
When the writing is going well, my sense of self melts away; all those everyday concerns, that internal tiresome dialogue,…
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Fears Old And New
Mark Morris on the joys of writing horror fiction. Mark Morris explains why he’s proud to call himself a horror…
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Roopa Farooki – Why I Write
I was a greedy reader but then I found that reading alone wasn’t enough to fuel my writing, so I…
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Susan Barker
Susan Barker speaks with Cherise Saywell about international origins, her organic writing process and living in Japan and China. Susan…
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Brian Keaney – Writers Who Inspire Me
I immediately understood how I could write a similar story, and I promised myself when I returned to England I…
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Elanor Dymott – How Writing Changes The Writer
Call me crazy but after that first novel was out I avoided libraries. Books became alien; standing in a bookshop…
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Writing In My Mother Tongue/s
Michael McMillan on how belonging to two cultures has shaped his writing. Michael McMillan charts his beginnings as a writer…
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Alex Martin – How I Write
Distractions are endless; from family, friends, bureaucrats, banks, social, and anti-social media. To write, I need to shut all that…