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Would I be guilty of destroying the serious intent underneath the humour, with this ‘coffin’ stunt? Would I be guilty…
Writing is a craft, not some divine gift, and the thing about crafts is the more you do them the…
Elanor Dymott on how becoming a law reporter changed her life. When she started working as a law reporter, Elanor…
How fantastic it would be for the writer to be granted an impossible insider’s view; to hitch a ride on…
Mark McCrum speaks with James McConnachie about self-publishing, genre fiction and what comes next. Mark McCrum speaks with James McConnachie…
Trying to please is like trying to paint your raft a colour that someone on shore you haven’t met yet…
I could really identify with Billy’s feelings of being stifled and trapped by his environment and his family, and the…
Brian McAvera on the importance of preserving archives. Over his long career as an art critic, Brian McAvera has compiled…
Louise Foxcroft describes her researches into drug addiction, diets and modern menopause. Louise Foxcroft describes her researches into the varied…
My starting point for the Jamestown book was a manuscript list of nearly sixty women sent over to Virginia, which…
Nick Holdstock speaks with John Siddique about the “Chinese Dream”, Doris Lessing and serendipitous book finds. Nick Holdstock speaks with…
Perhaps your subject went away; the war ended; you moved from your special place; the poet of youth grew old.…
