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Ruth Dugdall visits some famous writing spaces. Ruth Dugdall visits some famous writing spaces – from J. K. Rowling’s Edinburgh…
Having recently flirted with online dating, rejection is something I could write a book about. However, I will turn my…
You were a writer at nineteen and you’re a writer now. You write because you have something to say, You…
Michael Bond speaks with Caroline Sanderson about the influence of surroundings, fandom and navigation skills. Michael Bond speaks with Caroline…
I only have books that are useful or inspirational to the writing process, and my own published works are here.…
Poets are said to do their best work in their early years. Young poets aren’t always the best judge of…
Writing requires commitment, concentration, conviction and occasional boredom. It’s best for me to be in a solitary environment, Writing requires…
Donny O’Rourke on the work and career of an early literary influence, country music star Kris Kristofferson. Donny O’Rourke looks…
Reading a novel for pleasure, in the daytime, has in the past felt as decadent as a solo trip to…
For any writer of poetry, prose, essays for your course, reading aloud highlights stumbling blocks of all kinds. For any…
In ‘Me and my audience’, RLF writers look at the influence of audiences on the actual process of writing. RLF…
I’m a hoarder of ideas. I never throw anything out. No narrative rumination, no half-baked character detail or high-concept pitch.…
