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Charles Boyle – Why I Write
Like dogs chasing their tails, my writing serves no purpose. It is of no measurable good to anyone.
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Katie Grant
Katie Grant speaks with Kona Macphee about history writing, accidental journalism and her musical adventures. Katie Grant speaks with Kona…
Jen Green – Why I Write
I allow time for the information to percolate so that when I come to explain it, it comes out in…
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Three Hands Clapping
When ‘austerity theatre’ must cut the cloth to fit tight financial constraints, the result is smaller casts, simpler sets and…
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Max Adams & Ann Coburn
Max Adams considers the joys of long-distance walking, and Ann Coburn explores the writer’s sense of place. Max Adams explores…
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Running Away
Jo Mazelis was born in Wales and lives there now, but she resists being pegged as a ‘local author’ just…
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Midge Gillies – Why I Write
It’s a luxury and one largely due to the Royal Literary Fund, that I don’t need to write between books.…
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Miranda France
Miranda France speaks with Carole Angier about life abroad, dark humour and her move into fiction writing. Miranda France speaks…
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Invisible Ink
Judy Hindley talks about her much-loved children’s spycraft guide. Judy Hindley describes the background to one of her enduringly popular…
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Walking on Bones
In Mexico today real-life crime is both stranger and more egregious than fiction. But where does this leave writers who…
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Philippa Stockley – Why I Write
I have no idea, really, why I write. An easier question would be; what the hell would I do if…
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The Genre Swap, part 2
Annie Caulfield advises Emma Darwin about how to write radio drama. Emma Darwin is a novelist experimenting with radio plays.…