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So much more satisfactory than speech; you can correct it, remould it, hone it ceaselessly, if you like, before you…
You have to be prepared for weeks of footnote-tag, invest heavily in clue following and set off for distant records…
Anna Reynolds on dealing with unexpected – and unwanted – commissions. Like most professional writers, Anna Reynolds has often been…
Writing, to you, is an enchanted pool; you hover round the edges admiring the grace of the swimmers, but you…
Chris Simms’ writing talisman is a ward against the dark. Chris Simms introduces his writing talisman, chosen from a plethora…
Donny O’Rourke chases ghosts in the borders for Samhain, and Julian Turner considers the value of imagination and metaphor. Donny…
I still have my treasured copy of the sky-blue Heinemann edition of Selected Poems by Emily Dickinson. I still have…
When the writing is going well, my sense of self melts away; all those everyday concerns, that internal tiresome dialogue,…
Mark Morris on the joys of writing horror fiction. Mark Morris explains why he’s proud to call himself a horror…
I was a greedy reader but then I found that reading alone wasn’t enough to fuel my writing, so I…
Susan Barker speaks with Cherise Saywell about international origins, her organic writing process and living in Japan and China. Susan…
I immediately understood how I could write a similar story, and I promised myself when I returned to England I…
