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Brian Keaney – Why I Write
I carried around in my head a whole pantheon of dead family members, to each of whom a story was…
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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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Ann Morgan
Ann Morgan speaks with Caroline Sanderson about reading the world, nature vs nurture and the benefits of parenthood. Ann Morgan…
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Elanor Dymott – Life-changing Literature
As darkness fell on each painful night, I reconstructed the book from memory, trying to get a little further each…
Anne Wilson – Writers Who Inspire Me
Quality TV drama writers inspire me to script scenes exactly as they happen in my head and to learn from…
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The Name Game
Clare Bayley on the importance of getting your characters’ names right. Clare Bayley reflects on the process of choosing names…
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Andrew Lycett – Why I Write
Being able to spend three years in the company of extraordinary characters such as Ian Fleming, Rudyard Kipling, Dylan Thomas,…
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Max Eilenberg
Max Eilenberg speaks with John Siddique about love in children’s fiction, working in publishing and his musical passion. Max Eilenberg…
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Nicolette Jones – My Reading Habits
Under pressure, or in the grip of a story I can’t tear myself from, I occasionally read as I walk…
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Deborah Chancellor – Life-changing Literature
It is sometimes hard to distinguish between memorable books and inspiring books. I remember books for various reasons. It is…
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Should I Have Heard Of You?
Robin Blake on how he copes with a ‘poison-tipped’ question… In the course of his writing career, Robin Blake has…
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A Bit Of Luck
John Pilkington on some luck in his literary life. John Pilkington shares several tales of serendipity, showing how luck has…
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Nicholas Murray – Letter To My Younger Self
The life of a writer is always provisional, uncertain, insecure, fluctuating, and I cannot tell you how you might avoid…