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Bethan Roberts speaks with Catherine O’Flynn about the inspiration of small details, radio writing and cafes. Bethan Roberts speaks with…
A friend stepped in to say that she would care for Boy 1, for one day a week, alongside her…
People you haven’t spoken to in years will expect free copies of your book, while others, close to you, won’t…
I’ve been accused of getting facts wrong when I haven’t, or leaving things out when I haven’t. There must be…
Jonathan Edwards reflects on how travel, both physical and imaginary, influences the writer. Jonathan Edwards reflects on the unique experiences…
Georges Perec wrote an entire book without using the letter ‘e’ — La Disparition, translated by Gilbert Adair as A…
Bethan Roberts speaks with Catherine O’Flynn about storytelling, abandoning literary theory and Elvis. Bethan Roberts speaks with Catherine O’Flynn about…
Norman MacCaig notably built up quite a body of poems about the animals and birds you are likely to encounter…
I’ve always had vivid dreams. Frequently, though, they don’t make for interesting writing. They remain locked in their own internal…
It is not the original idea that is important, so much as the subsequent sifting process. Is this really a…
The unwritten play becomes so tantalisingly wonderful, surprising, profound: — why spoil its hypothetical brilliance by encasing it in specific…
Elizabeth Cook considers how moments of vitality and connection make writing come alive for the reader. Elizabeth Cook considers how…
