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A Table And Chair
Rhiannon Tise on why writers need peace and quiet. Searching for a quiet space in which to write, Rhiannon Tise…
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Your Name In Print?
Alex Games on why authors choose anonymity. Alex Games considers why some authors adopt pseudonyms — and why others prefer…
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Mapping Stories
Bernie McGill on the pleasures of maps. Bernie McGill on how looking at maps offers insights into long-vanished worlds, enabling…
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Measured Out In Years
James Woodall on his fifty years of writing about The Beatles. James Woodall’s love of The Beatles’ music began when…
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The Literature Of Railways
Andrew Martin on writing about the railway. Andrew Martin describes his lifelong fascination with trains, and the way the coming…
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Ursus Inspiration
Dan Richards on the objects writers collect and the things they do to get themselves to write. Dan Richards describes…
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Birds And Writing
Chris Arthur on the mentor who inspired his love of birds. Chris Arthur writes about the childhood mentor who inspired…
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Mining And Shining Forgotten Words
Judith Allnatt on her love of archaic words Researching her historical novels, Judith Allnatt finds inspiration in the archaic language…
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Literary Crime
Leigh Russell on how she researches the social issues underlying her crime novels. Leigh Russell describes the exhaustive research that…
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Designing And Building A Desk
Tobias Jones on how he built his own desk. After years of making-do with desks he disliked – or which…
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Miracle Of The Plague Year
Marcus Chown on living through a London lockdown. Marcus Chown describes the early months of the lockdown in London, and…
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How I Fell In Love With My House In Lockdown
Penny Hancock on discovering some previously unknown aspects of her family home. Penny Hancock describes an unforeseen benefit of months…