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The Six Lives
Susan Fletcher on why we find the lives of Henry VIII’s six queens so interesting. Susan Fletcher recalls the moment…
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Ghost Stories
Robin Blake on the difficult art of writing someone else’s book for them. Robin Blake reflects on the history of…
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Memory And Writing
Rob Chapman on the elusive nature of memory. Most writers rely to a greater or lesser extent on memory, but…
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The Ladies’ Excuse Me
Brian Keaney on a family story that changed his life. When Brian Keaney’s father and uncle became estranged after both…
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A Chair Of One’s Own
Alex Games reflects on the importance for a writer of finding the right chair. Although writers are often asked about…
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Kill Your Darlings
Nick Holdstock on doing away with one’s literary offspring. Editing one’s own work can be a painful process, argues Nick…
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Harnessing The Dream
How dreams and the unconscious can create narrative structure. Like many young writers, Lizzie Nunnery resisted the idea that literary…
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The Settle Bed
Bernie McGill uncovers the touching family story behind a famous poem. The gift of a poem from Seamus Heaney to…
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Maps To The Past
Andrew Martin favours the authenticity of old maps as a guide in writing historical fiction. When researching his historical novels,…
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Telling The Tale Of The Tribe
Rosemary Bailey on researching and writing memoir — and the lasting friendships it brought about. As the author of four…
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A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Woman
Sue Roe on discovering the woman behind the paintings and dispelling some of the myths about Gwen John. In researching…
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Sweeping The Floor
Tidying is about making the visible invisible, writing is the opposite. Catherine O’Flynn explores the relationship between cleaning and writing.…