Trevor Day – Why I Write
As an itinerant marine biologist, I was washed ashore in London wondering what a marine scientist might do more than…
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William Palmer – Why I Write
My childhood in the fifties was accompanied by the smells of papers and ink, and the clang and hiss of…
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Goolies And Grog
Trader Faulkner tells a tale of lost marbles, illicit whisky and how he got his unusual name. Trader Faulkner tells…
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A Picture’s Worth…
Jane Bailey describes the significance of two very different photographs for her third novel. Jane Bailey describes the significance of…
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Extreme Psychology
Angela Patmore speaks about her interest in extreme psychology, cerebral climaxes and her controversial research on stress. Angela Patmore speaks…
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Toro And Torero
Trader Faulkner tells the tale of a most unusual bullfight. Trader Faulkner tells the tale of a most unusual bullfight.
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Dog Book
Angela Patmore talks about her love of dogs and her latest dog book. Angela Patmore talks about her love of…
Neil Hanson – Why I Write
I write because everyone’s got a book in them, and I want to get all mine published before the rush…
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Esther Selsdon – Why I Write
The difference between me and my neighbour’s friend, I guess, was that, later that evening when I went home, I…
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Philip Caveney – Why I Write
My version culminated in Attila and the Pope having a duel to the death outside the gates of Rome; as…
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David Spencer – Why I Write
You’re a man now lad, you’ve got to be strong for your mother. So that’s what I did. I stood…
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Katie Grant – Why I Write
Except for the supremely confident, the arrogant and the self-deluded, writing is an unsatisfactory occupation of wickedly high highs and…