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Having recently flirted with online dating, rejection is something I could write a book about. However, I will turn my…
You were a writer at nineteen and you’re a writer now. You write because you have something to say, You…
I only have books that are useful or inspirational to the writing process, and my own published works are here.…
Poets are said to do their best work in their early years. Young poets aren’t always the best judge of…
Writing requires commitment, concentration, conviction and occasional boredom. It’s best for me to be in a solitary environment, Writing requires…
Reading a novel for pleasure, in the daytime, has in the past felt as decadent as a solo trip to…
For any writer of poetry, prose, essays for your course, reading aloud highlights stumbling blocks of all kinds. For any…
I’m a hoarder of ideas. I never throw anything out. No narrative rumination, no half-baked character detail or high-concept pitch.…
As well as learning about history it was good for our reflexes because we had to be on the ball…
‘You’re on New Blood,’ Sam said. ‘Val McDermid chooses four debuts she really likes. It’s exciting.’ ‘Great!’ I said. I…
What I need is not a room, but a bed of my own, without husband, children, Beatrix Potter, Pingu; outwith…
What I often do is I bombard myself. ‘Collision’ is a word that has always been important to my writing.…
