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Characters in my non-adult novels come to me at the same stage in their lives as my readers and when…
Rob Chapman on the discovery that made him a writer. How a chance discovery in Compendium Bookshop of a xeroxed…
The jotter by the side of my bed for writing down my dreams still doesn’t exist, but frequently I hop…
Amanda Mitchison explores her entanglement with Scottish history, and Lucy Moore ponders the choosing of biographical subjects. Amanda Mitchison shares…
At the back are all the books I’m embarrassed to have read; the trashy romances, chick lit, badly written thrillers,…
Diana Hendry reflects on why the words we leave behind are so important. As writer in residence in a palliative…
This is going to sound great coming from me, but learn to say ‘no’. People will tell you that saying…
Rob Chapman speaks with John Siddique about his disastrous schooldays and being saved by Syd Barrett. Rob Chapman speaks with…
Alyson Hallett shares a little magic. Alyson Hallett casts a spell when she shares her writing talisman with us.
I’d written countless spec scripts and sent them off in the hope that someone might commission me. Marks and Gran…
Doug Johnstone reflects on how music has been an integral part of his writing career. As a former member of…
Our separation was a stringent period; parenting, ambient beats, no girls allowed except for my daughter. Our separation was a…
