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A writer’s job is to observe the things that people ignore every day, and bring them to their attention. Writers…
Books, like phones in many a modern household, were not allowed at our family table; Weetabix really did fill my…
I walk, and I watch. I make small purchases to hear voices; this way, I learn that sperm have a…
For me, the process of writing introduces a persistent, consuming, urgency in my head, but paradoxically it also has a…
I am very conscious of being rejected by people who are, relative to me, younger and younger. I am very…
I treat books quite roughly; I crack their spines mercilessly, turn down page corners, and scribble stuff. I like to…
When I’m reading back work, I try to wear my ‘audience’ hat. I remove myself as the writer, and read…
Someone once said, “Praise is always personal; rejection almost never is”. It might have been me that said it, but…
For complete relaxation, crime fiction from America, Britain and Scandinavia; these are the books I most enjoy as they have…
Please don’t assume that speaker and poet are always identical; the voice addressing you directly could be a fragment of…
My glorious career as a primary school teacher lasted three years before my most indulgent husband agreed that I could…
Planning, mapping out a plot, creating characters, building the world they inhabit, is itself a creative process. Planning, mapping out…
