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Ruth Thomas and Mimi Thebo describe what nearly sank their writing careers, and how they turned things around. Ruth Thomas…
For me one of the most important pieces of writing advice is this: read. Read everything. I made a failed…
Catherine Czerkawska on how she came to write a series of historical novels. Catherine Czerkawska considers the pleasures and drawbacks…
I imagine The Rolling Stones worrying about disturbing the neighbours or Jackson Pollock fretting about spilling paint on his studio…
Cynan Jones speaks with James McConnachie about writing as imaginative remembering, drastic cuts and abandoned manuscripts. Cynan Jones speaks with…
As I grew I spent so many hours reading in bed that my mother took me to the family doctor…
Martyn Bedford considers what he’s gained – and lost – as a published author. As a published author, Martyn Bedford…
Becoming a mother meant that my physical space as well as my mental space went through a lot of changes;…
Catherine O’Flynn explores failed utopias, and Siân Rees takes us to Asunción in Paraguay. Catherine O’Flynn dissects her enthusiasm for…
Part-philosophy, part-erotica, part-poetic stream of consciousness, The Lover translates the strangeness of Duras’ world, of being in it, onto the…
Ruth Thomas describes how living with builders helped her refocus her novel in progress. Living in the chaos of building…
Maybe you’re just lost in confusion like when you got that first ever commission to write a book review for…
