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Fraser Grace – The Writing / Life Balance
A friend stepped in to say that she would care for Boy 1, for one day a week, alongside her…
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Check out the latest news from the RLF, WritersMosaic highlights, and Collected – our collection of interviews, reflections and articles exploring the literary life and world of writers today.
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Katherine Clements – Getting Published: What No One Tells You
People you haven’t spoken to in years will expect free copies of your book, while others, close to you, won’t…
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Making Feelings Move
Jonathan Edwards reflects on how travel, both physical and imaginary, influences the writer. Jonathan Edwards reflects on the unique experiences…
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Caitlin Davies – The Festival Experience
I’ve been accused of getting facts wrong when I haven’t, or leaving things out when I haven’t. There must be…
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Ros Schwartz
Georges Perec wrote an entire book without using the letter ‘e’ — La Disparition, translated by Gilbert Adair as A…
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Bethan Roberts, part 1
Bethan Roberts speaks with Catherine O’Flynn about storytelling, abandoning literary theory and Elvis. Bethan Roberts speaks with Catherine O’Flynn about…
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Brian McCabe – The Writer And Nature
Norman MacCaig notably built up quite a body of poems about the animals and birds you are likely to encounter…
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Amanda Dalton – Dreams And The Writer
I’ve always had vivid dreams. Frequently, though, they don’t make for interesting writing. They remain locked in their own internal…
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Andrew Martin – Inspiration
It is not the original idea that is important, so much as the subsequent sifting process. Is this really a…
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Marcy Kahan – Writers And Deadlines
The unwritten play becomes so tantalisingly wonderful, surprising, profound: — why spoil its hypothetical brilliance by encasing it in specific…
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Finding The Craic
Elizabeth Cook considers how moments of vitality and connection make writing come alive for the reader. Elizabeth Cook considers how…
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What’s Your Favourite Book In Translation?
Writers discuss their favourite book in translation. Caroline Brothers, Robbie Hudson, Jon Mayhew, Emma Darwin, Fraser Grace and Helen Grant…