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As you sit at your desk in Bristol Poly tapping away at that Amstrad, break off for a moment to…
Menna van Praag reflects on how her desire to please others suppressed her authenticity both on and off the page.…
Being an author is a little like stepping into a boxing ring; a few brief moments of adoration before the…
All of these embryonic works have titles and plots, and characters; some of them openings, and some of them, endings.…
Laura Barnett speaks with Ann Morgan about capturing moments, the power of detail and holding onto the book you want…
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,…
