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Diana Hendry – My Reading Habits
When I was a smoker I would wake early, make myself a coffee, tuck myself up on the sofa with…
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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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Talking To The Rock ’n’ Roll Cook
Tiffany Murray on her unconventional upbringing. Tiffany Murray’s mother worked for a time as a cook for various rock bands,…
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Shahrukh Husain – Life-changing Literature
Immersed in domains of magic and adventure, I wondered how these story people tackled the great unknown. What did they…
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Leigh Russell
Leigh Russell speaks with Robin Blake about starting late as a writer, why genre fiction is popular, and her own…
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Antony Mason – Why I Write
So much more satisfactory than speech; you can correct it, remould it, hone it ceaselessly, if you like, before you…
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Lydia Syson – The Best Advice I Ever Received
You have to be prepared for weeks of footnote-tag, invest heavily in clue following and set off for distant records…
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‘You Should Do the Eulogy — You’re a Writer, After All…’
Anna Reynolds on dealing with unexpected – and unwanted – commissions. Like most professional writers, Anna Reynolds has often been…
Maria McCann – Letter To My Younger Self
Writing, to you, is an enchanted pool; you hover round the edges admiring the grace of the swimmers, but you…
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The Placard
Chris Simms’ writing talisman is a ward against the dark. Chris Simms introduces his writing talisman, chosen from a plethora…
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Donny O’Rourke & Julian Turner
Donny O’Rourke chases ghosts in the borders for Samhain, and Julian Turner considers the value of imagination and metaphor. Donny…
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Duncan Forbes – Writers Who Inspire Me
I still have my treasured copy of the sky-blue Heinemann edition of Selected Poems by Emily Dickinson. I still have…
Lizzie Collingham – Why I Write
When the writing is going well, my sense of self melts away; all those everyday concerns, that internal tiresome dialogue,…