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Writing is itself a process of constant flux; it throws memory, the present, experiences, language and images into doubt. Writing…
Lucinda Hawksley on revising her biography of Victorian artist Kate Perugini When Lucinda Hawksley came to revise her biography of…
Sallis’ novels are among the best I’ve ever read. He really pushes the boundaries of what crime writing is. Sallis’…
In ‘Writing vs Life: The Pram in the Hall’, we talk to RLF writers about balancing parenthood and career. In…
“Christ!” she said to herself, then raised her voice, which luckily was rather strident, to insinuate herself into the thoughts…
Linda Buckley-Archer considers the advantages and disadvantages of running late. Like most writers, Linda Buckley-Archer has experienced the horror of…
I can sit at my desk and a whole day will pass like this; the sky will brighten, darken and…
Catherine Czerkawska speaks with Cherise Saywell about Jean Armour, history as fiction and her own career. Catherine Czerkawska speaks with…
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…
