Katherine Stansfield – How I Write
Between my laptop and a thriving aloe vera plant is my hand-drawn map of the world of my current novel;…
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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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Words And Music
Roy Bainton on his alternative career as a music paper scribe. Roy Bainton recalls some highlights of his long career…
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Sanjida O’Connell – Life-changing Literature
I feared these books would be dull, staid and part of the establishment that I was so busy rebelling against;…
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Wendy Moore
Wendy Moore speaks with Catherine O’Flynn about the plight of journalism, compelling historical characters and the past’s parallels with today.…
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Ray French – Marketing And Me
Would I be guilty of destroying the serious intent underneath the humour, with this ‘coffin’ stunt? Would I be guilty…
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Neil Hanson – Writer’s Block
Writing is a craft, not some divine gift, and the thing about crafts is the more you do them the…
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Dickens Did It First
Elanor Dymott on how becoming a law reporter changed her life. When she started working as a law reporter, Elanor…
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Linda Buckley Archer – Letter To My Readers
How fantastic it would be for the writer to be granted an impossible insider’s view; to hitch a ride on…
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Mark McCrum, part 3
Mark McCrum speaks with James McConnachie about self-publishing, genre fiction and what comes next. Mark McCrum speaks with James McConnachie…
Tania Hershman – Letter To My Younger Self
Trying to please is like trying to paint your raft a colour that someone on shore you haven’t met yet…
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Brian McCabe – The Classic Book I’d Like To Re-write
I could really identify with Billy’s feelings of being stifled and trapped by his environment and his family, and the…
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Bearing Witness
Brian McAvera on the importance of preserving archives. Over his long career as an art critic, Brian McAvera has compiled…