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Robyn Bolam – Why I Write
Feeling connected to the natural world is an important part of my life so I also write to remind myself…
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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.
Kevin Clarke – How I Write
Last year in a screenplay a woman I had expected to be a big supporting character though to the end…
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Deborah Chancellor – My Reading Habits
Style and form are all find and dandy, I’m sure they do wonders for my poor old brain, but sometimes…
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Brian Keaney – How Writing Changes The Writer
Sooner or later you’ll trip over tree root or stumble up against a stone then you’ll look down and see,…
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Penny Hancock – The Best Advice I Ever Received
If my dad’s admonishment not to give up had come from anyone else I might have ignored it, but I…
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Lizzie Collingham – Writers Who Inspire Me
Although the topi had become a symbol of British power, because it was worn to protect the delicate white man…
Anna Reynolds – Letter To My Younger Self
Soon you’re writing articles of your own, furiously opinionated and probably ill-informed. You ask a local paper to print your…
Sian Rees – My Reading Habits
I only discovered thrillers a year or so ago but they soon became an addiction; in fact I’ve probably read…
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Hugh Stoddart – How I Write
If scripts were changed so little and yet could be so successful, then is my work really better now because,…
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Sally Cline – Life-changing Literature
Loving a person can make one vulnerable, dependent and often terribly silly; loving a book can make you strong. Loving…
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Yvonne Coppard – Letter To My Younger Self
Remember when you were a kid and your friends thought you were a bit weird? Well, guess what? You are…
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Hilary Davies – How Writing Changes The Writer
Crucially, it changes the way you behave. This involves being anti-social; the fact you regularly have to go into a…