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Cherise Saywell describes how she has shifted between identities as a writer. Arriving in Britain from her native Australia Cherise…
Katharine McMahon on how writing about the past can offer insights into contemporary reality. As a writer of novels set…
Kona Macphee explains why she’s kicked the social media habit. Kona Macphee considers two contrasting states of mind—in one of…
Catherine Czerkawska on how she came to write a series of historical novels. Catherine Czerkawska considers the pleasures and drawbacks…
Martyn Bedford considers what he’s gained – and lost – as a published author. As a published author, Martyn Bedford…
Ruth Thomas describes how living with builders helped her refocus her novel in progress. Living in the chaos of building…
Jonathan Tulloch on whether poetic license should be allowed in nature writing. As a novelist who has also written non-fiction…
Charles Jennings describes how he gets down to writing. Every writer has experienced the horror of the blank page. But…
Ann Morgan considers the effect of chronic illness on her writing life. Having grown up with a chronic illness, Ann…
Brian Clegg wonders why Science Fiction is often regarded as the ‘poor cousin’ of other genres. Science Fiction is still…
Gerry Cambridge on the saving obsessions of birds and poetry. As a young teenager in rural Ayrshire, Gerry Cambridge became…
Elanor Dymott reflects on a place she has written about. Revisiting a beautiful spot on the Greek mainland after an…
