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Cherise Saywell describes how she has shifted between identities as a writer. Arriving in Britain from her native Australia Cherise…
When advances dwindle and rejections become legion – each more hurtful than the last – I remember McCullers, Proust, Balzac…
Mary Colson speaks with John Siddique about children’s non-fiction, writing scripts and teaching. Mary Colson speaks with John Siddique about…
I see smokers on the subway or train preparing to smoke as soon as they can find a permitted place.…
Katharine McMahon on how writing about the past can offer insights into contemporary reality. As a writer of novels set…
I remember my own 21st birthday, and my wedding day, and I also have these imaginary memories of scaling the…
Donny O’Rourke speaks with Geoff Hattersley about artistic self-belief, improvisatory poetry and midlife melancholy. Donny O’Rourke speaks with Geoff Hattersley…
It does not want to be captured. It does not want to be rectangular. It wants to live its life…
Kona Macphee explains why she’s kicked the social media habit. Kona Macphee considers two contrasting states of mind—in one of…
Once you’ve subsumed your own tone to the great and the good, it’s curtains for plot development and time to…
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…
