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Paul Adam – How I Write
After I’ve done my original work for the day, I type it all up. This might sound like an arduous…
News & Features
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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Expanding Our Horizons
Jini Reddy on how fresh, diverse voices are pushing the traditional boundaries of travel writing. Jini Reddy on discovering travel…
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Amanda Dalton – Killing Your Darlings
No wonder it can be painful to make that cut. Those precious words are the unsuitable lover we’re obsessed with.…
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Andy Jackson – The Writer And The City
The difference between the city and the countryside for me is that we tolerate imperfection, chaos and even ugliness in…
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Alexandra Benedict, part 1
Alexandra Benedict speaks with Doug Johnstone about being a writer at three, the allure of dark and disturbing themes, and…
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Carina Rodney – The Writing / Life Balance
As lockdown hardened I discovered that my writing/life balance needed more balance. I missed the students and working through essays.…
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Clare Chambers – Getting Published: What No One Tells You
Generous and complimentary reviews in the literary pages will pass unnoticed by your friends and relatives; one condescending remark will…
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Caroline Smailes – My Reading Habits
A Post-it note, a child’s drawing, even a prescription for folic acid never collected. I plot my life through the…
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A Mirror To Life
Garry MacKenzie considers how complexity and ambiguity in literature can offer rewards to the discerning reader. Garry MacKenzie considers his…
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Andrew Miller – Why I Write
If I’d had to sum it up in a word – the motive force behind my writing – I might…
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Amanda Mitchison – The Classic Book I’d Like To Re-write
‘Welcome home Odysseus. I’m glad you finally made it back. I’m relieved that you had a bath and got yourself…
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My Favourite Author, part 2
In ‘My Favourite Author’, RLF writers explore the influence that favourite authors have had on their own work. In this…