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Rejection
Editor James McConnachie on the delicate art of rejection… As editor of The Author, James McConnachie has had to develop…
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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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The Name Game
Clare Bayley on the importance of getting your characters’ names right. Clare Bayley reflects on the process of choosing names…
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Should I Have Heard Of You?
Robin Blake on how he copes with a ‘poison-tipped’ question… In the course of his writing career, Robin Blake has…
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Speaking Italian, Writing English
Tobias Jones on how living in Italy and habitually speaking Italian has affected his writing style. Having lived in Italy…
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Shortwave
Martin Sketchley on how he got into writing radio drama. Listening to the radio as a child sparked Martin Sketchley’s…
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Talking To The Rock ’n’ Roll Cook
Tiffany Murray on her unconventional upbringing. Tiffany Murray’s mother worked for a time as a cook for various rock bands,…
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‘You Should Do the Eulogy — You’re a Writer, After All…’
Anna Reynolds on dealing with unexpected – and unwanted – commissions. Like most professional writers, Anna Reynolds has often been…
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Fears Old And New
Mark Morris on the joys of writing horror fiction. Mark Morris explains why he’s proud to call himself a horror…
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Writing In My Mother Tongue/s
Michael McMillan on how belonging to two cultures has shaped his writing. Michael McMillan charts his beginnings as a writer…
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Varifocal
Dilys Rose considers how a change of narrative voice can affect the focus of a narrative. Narrative voice, whether first,…
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Minstrel Boy
Donny O’Rourke on how the singer-songwriters of the 1970s helped to shape his poetic consciousness. Listening as a schoolboy to…
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Pepys: Spirit Of His Age
John Pilkington on why the great diarist Samuel Pepys inspires him. As a writer of historical fiction, John Pilkington has…