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Andrew Miller – Writer’s Block
Half way down the first page of a new novel I’d shrug. Nothing wrong with the writing, just that I…
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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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Fiona Evans – The Festival Experience
I phoned Paddy Power the bookmaker and asked for odds on a novelty bet: Scarborough winning a Scotsman Fringe First.…
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Where The Heart Is
Amanda Dalton considers the recurring theme of ‘home’ in her writing and theatre work. Amanda Dalton considers the recurring theme…
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Susan Elliot Wright – Why I Write
Sometimes, when I sit down to write, despondent because my mind feels empty, the magic happens anyway. Like Dorothy Parker,…
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Mark Morris – Life-changing Literature
I remember the thrill of excitement that went through me. Here was my favourite TV programme in book form! It…
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My Favourite Book, part 3
In ‘My Favourite Book’, RLF writers explain why particular books are so special to them. In this installment of ‘My…
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Teresa Heapy – Inspiration
When I talk to RLF students or children in schools, I show them that scribble. Inspiration often comes in snatches…
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Mirza Waheed – The Writer And Technology
The Internet took you away from the breathtaking scene you were about to put into words. You allowed the internet…
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Rebecca Mascull – The Best Advice I Ever Received
Take two steps forward’, he said. ‘Now, what can you see?’ I described the shape of the music on the…
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The Accidental Detective
Simon Booker on searching for the truth about the father he never knew. Simon Booker on the unexpected consequences of…
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Helen Kelly – The Writer And The City
There’s a badger set in the woods beyond the chip shop; muntjac deer in the cemetery. A few years back,…
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Martin Day – Killing Your Darlings
There’s something wrong. Your inner critical voice knows it, but you can’t put your finger on the problem. It can’t…