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Many, many ideas die a quiet death; they weren’t strong enough or they’ve been done before. But some stick. Many,…
Women who write are as blood-curdlingly ambitious for fame, acclaim and money as the next person. Women who write are…
Fraser Grace on what poetry means to him. Playwright Fraser Grace makes a late reconnection with poetry — and finds…
If I’d known finishing the book would have necessitated processing my brother’s death I probably wouldn’t have started it. If…
They’d WhatsApp discussion topics and circulate e-petitions; they’d form online groups and spend their lives and energy having to defeat…
I wrote before I could write. Notebooks filled with lines of scribble and illustrations to represent the stories I knew…
Michael McMillan speaks with Gabriel Gbadamosi about childhood, his famous ‘front room’, music and the 70s. Michael McMillan speaks with…
I love researching and I sometimes wonder if I choose a subject for a novel so I can read about…
Observing and imagining so intensely gives writers an infinitely absorbing mental life which can isolate us from others. Observing and…
You want to know the most amazing thing? Those two, up on your bedroom wall, Donny and Starsky, one day…
Karen Wallace on taking her books to market. Karen Wallace describes her experiences selling her books on a market stall,…
Reading is an adventure, a glorious freedom. Follow your instincts, enjoy yourself; don’t worry about those gaps. Reading is an…
