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Loneliness is the follower of bereavement and isolation; the sequel to so many sad life events. But solitude is a…
In Nabokov, events melt into one another in a way I find dreamlike, and Nabokov, like Graham Greene, did record…
We need to imagine intensely, to identify strongly with the people whom we’re writing about, however uncomfortable or difficult that…
Rhiannon Tise considers the dramatic potential in the traditional Christmas meal, and how the festive season has influenced her scriptwriting.…
I’ve had fun, experimenting more than I’ve let on. My account of Robbie Williams on tour round Europe is part…
I found myself imagining a family down our street, snuggling up with my story; reading, and laughing and enjoying it…
A few weeks later, after some furious polishing, I did send David S. Garnett a story. He didn’t buy it,…
Maggie Butt speaks with Ann Morgan about the transition from poetry to fiction, and the resilience needed to write. Maggie…
Journalist Ida Tarbell almost single-handedly took down the world’s most powerful and corrupt company, John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil. Journalist…
I suspect there are very few of you who’ve read everything I’ve written. Not least because I write across quite…
Harper Lee warned that writers need a thick hide, but even elephants and rhinos feel pain. Harper Lee warned that…
Dilys Rose reflects on her writing routines and how, despite a demanding academic career and a busy family life, she…
