Katherine Clements – Why I Write
I’m drawn to history. Writing is a means of immersing myself in the past; the closest thing I know to…
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Elanor Dymott – The Future Of Literature
Micha Ullman’s memorial to the books burned in 1933; the glass plate reveals a series of empty white bookcases marking…
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Emylia Hall – Letter To My Younger Self
Attachment to place will drive you as a writer; you’ll come to realise that this stems from longing. Attachment to…
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But Can You Sing It?
Dilys Rose on setting words to music. Dilys Rose reflects on her work as a librettist, and on the pleasures…
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Paul Mills – Letter To My Younger Self
Years later, back in England, you will begin living with your children as a single parent, and your writing will…
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The Monkey
Emma Darwin introduces the Instant Gratification Monkey, her writing companion. Emma Darwin introduces the Instant Gratification Monkey, and his role…
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Dyan Sheldon – Why I Write
It would be over twenty years before I had another story published, after my first grade success, but I wasn’t…
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Christie Dickason
Christie Dickason speaks with Gabriel Gbadamosi about truth, writing the 17th century and being a wild child. Christie Dickason speaks…
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Morgen Witzel – Life-changing Literature
I listen to music constantly, and I search inside the words and rhythms for things I can use in my…
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Sue Roe – The Classic Book I’d Like To Re-write
I read A Christmas Carol with a fourteen year old who was struggling with it, only to discover I was…
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Becca Heddle – How I Write
I write fluidly, imaginatively and with great certainty late at night, and in the morning, with caution. I write fluidly,…
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Nearest And Dearest
Horatio Clare on researching a family memoir. Horatio Clare reflects on the challenges and rewards of researching and writing about…