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Whether I became the writerly type as a result of writing, or whether I just subconsciously adopted that persona, I’m…
To me, writing is very much like archaeology; the uncovering of the layers of meaning to find the bare bones…
Each rejection tends to have its own unique characteristics, and should therefore be responded to accordingly. Each rejection tends to…
Most poets have second jobs. No, let me put that another way; all poets have second jobs. Most poets have…
They can’t do that anymore. They’re so used to pictures being there on a screen in front of them, not…
What a weaselly concept ‘fine writing’ is, anyway. Like fine dining, it may look impressive, but if you’re hungry, it…
Reality, as defined by novelists, seemed to consist of being of a certain class in a certain city, experiencing certain…
The best piece of advice I received, came when I attended an Arvon course, and it was almost a throwaway…
Facing and swallowing rejection is perhaps a writer’s most important skill. Resilience is a writer’s superpower. Facing and swallowing rejection…
Every day starts for me with The List. As this technically involves use of a pen, I feel that even…
And so I arrive at my desk, dogged and fogged by the play still hunting a producer, and the book…
I once read that, in France, memoir is classified alongside fiction, rather than non-fiction. Perhaps there is a logic to…
