Katherine Clements – Why I Write
I’m drawn to history. Writing is a means of immersing myself in the past; the closest thing I know to…
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Elanor Dymott – The Future Of Literature
Micha Ullman’s memorial to the books burned in 1933; the glass plate reveals a series of empty white bookcases marking…
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Emylia Hall – Letter To My Younger Self
Attachment to place will drive you as a writer; you’ll come to realise that this stems from longing. Attachment to…
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Paul Mills – Letter To My Younger Self
Years later, back in England, you will begin living with your children as a single parent, and your writing will…
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Dyan Sheldon – Why I Write
It would be over twenty years before I had another story published, after my first grade success, but I wasn’t…
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Morgen Witzel – Life-changing Literature
I listen to music constantly, and I search inside the words and rhythms for things I can use in my…
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Sue Roe – The Classic Book I’d Like To Re-write
I read A Christmas Carol with a fourteen year old who was struggling with it, only to discover I was…
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Becca Heddle – How I Write
I write fluidly, imaginatively and with great certainty late at night, and in the morning, with caution. I write fluidly,…
Deborah Gearing – Writer’s Block
Locking yourself in the office if it isn’t working for you, staring at the screen, is not the answer. Locking…
Caroline Brothers – How I Write
The corollary of writing a loose first draft is being ready for the sacrifice it entails. One memorable weekend I…
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Jane Shilling – How Writing Changes The Writer
Do we become writers because these traits are already nascent in our character, or does the practice of our trade…
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Fraser Grace – The Best Advice I Ever Received
It’s your play, your novel, your story; do what you have to do. Solve it yourself. It’s your play, your…