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Rob Chapman
Rob Chapman takes us to a world of pretend bands and invented songs, exploring the role of imaginary culture within…
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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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Linda Buckley-Archer – The Best Advice I Ever Received
For advice to be of any use, it’s got to be timely. Unless you’re in need of guidance at that…
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A History-Making Creature
John Pilkington on why he writes historical fiction. A lifelong fascination with history has shaped John Pilkington’s career as a…
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Ravi Randhawa – Why I Write
Fiction suggests rather than dictates, it alludes rather than presents; building deep wells layer by layer. Fiction suggests rather than…
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Kona Macphee
Kona Macphee speaks with James McConnachie about outsiderhood, the challenges of generalism and the joy of creative flow Kona Macphee…
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John Greening – Writers Who Inspire Me
There are poets I love but will hesitate to read if I am in the middle of writing a poem…
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Old Hat?
Hugh Stoddart considers how far the passage of time affects a writer’s work. Revisiting his past work, Hugh Stoddart reflects…
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Bethan Roberts – Life-changing Literature
Written in the broken English of a black girl in the American South of the early twentieth century, it spoke…
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Julia Copus
Julia Copus shares a writing week diary that spans dogs, distractions and glitzy dinners in the city. Julia Copus shares…
Paul Dowswell – How I Write
I constantly read history books and watch documentaries and films, visit museums and locations. All these activities give me ideas.…
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Shooting The Past
Morgen Witzel on getting to grips with fourteenth-century warfare. As a writer of historical fiction, Morgen Witzel wasn’t content to…
Robyn Marsack – Why I Write
Without the invitation I would never have brought these disparate experiences together, never compared the perspectives on writing and gardens…