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Words And Music
Doug Johnstone reflects on how music has been an integral part of his writing career. As a former member of…
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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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David Spencer – How Writing Changes The Writer
Our separation was a stringent period; parenting, ambient beats, no girls allowed except for my daughter. Our separation was a…
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Cynan Jones, part 2
Cynan Jones speaks with James McConnachie about the Welsh ‘square mile’, retelling other people’s stories, and getting started. Cynan Jones…
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Lucy Flannery – Writers Who Inspire Me
The precision of Wodehouse, the economy of Fitzgerald and the wild comic invention of Flann O’Brien; these then are the…
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The Verse Is Yet to Come
Roy Bainton on his life-long fascination with poetry and poets. As an avid reader of poetry, Roy Bainton had always…
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Bethan Roberts – How I Write
Better to write rubbish than write nothing. If you’ve written some rubbish at least you can read over that rubbish…
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Judy Brown & Martina Evans
Judy Brown explores the impact of two decades of legal practice on her poetry career, and Martina Evans considers literary…
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Shelley Harris – Letter To My Younger Self
The great thing about being a writer is that, professionally speaking, it doesn’t really matter how badly you mess up;…
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Shapeshifting
Cherise Saywell describes how she has shifted between identities as a writer. Arriving in Britain from her native Australia Cherise…
Ron Butlin – Writers Who Inspire Me
When advances dwindle and rejections become legion – each more hurtful than the last – I remember McCullers, Proust, Balzac…
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Mary Colson
Mary Colson speaks with John Siddique about children’s non-fiction, writing scripts and teaching. Mary Colson speaks with John Siddique about…
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Robyn Marsack – My Reading Habits
I see smokers on the subway or train preparing to smoke as soon as they can find a permitted place.…