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Lucy Flannery speaks with Catherine O’Flynn about internal monologues, writing comedy and doubt versus chutzpah. Lucy Flannery speaks with Catherine…
‘What is it?’ asked Ron, my editor. ‘It’s a manuscript written on a computer,’ his colleague told him. ‘I’ve just…
I felt like I was taking charge of my destiny. Several novels down the line, the idea of autonomy feels…
Jon Stock finds unexpected pleasures in editing, a sometimes-overlooked part of the writing process. Jon Stock considers life as a…
Mrs Drue Heinz, the benefactor who bought Hawthornden Castle, thought of everything when she designed their residential fellowships. This is…
Writing is a search to find a pattern in the messy, contradictory details of the non-writing life — yours, mine,…
Had some literary giant gatecrashed? No; it was the footballer Rio Ferdinand, who had presumably wandered in by accident. He…
Poetry Break: Lawrence Sail and Julia Copus discuss classic poems by Emily Dickinson. Lawrence Sail and our host Julia Copus…
Keats describes his exact bodily position as he is writing, with his back to the fire, one foot on the…
The business side of things – knowing how to file your taxes, claim back your expenses, or manage your income…
If there’s one thing more luxurious than being paid to write, it’s being paid to talk about your writing. Literary…
Ray French reflects on teaching creative writing online during the Covid-19 pandemic. Ray French reflects on teaching creative writing online…
