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Shyama Perera – The Best Advice I Ever Received
To me it was heaven; I was full of beans as only a teenager can be, ready to start my…
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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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Penny Hancock – How I Write
If I am right at the beginning of a novel I will have written down an idea that came to…
Kathleen Jones – Letter To My Younger Self
Claim your own space. Never be afraid to step out into unknown territory, armed only with words; they will serve…
Alyson Hallett – Writers Who Inspire Me
Whenever I need to be reminded of why I love poetry, I turn to Jack Gilbert. He holds me back…
Jonny Wright – How Writing Changes The Writer
If I see something amazing I get filled with self-doubt, thinking I myself will never be able to reach the…
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Charles Jennings – My Reading Habits
If I there is a guiding principle behind my reading — let’s call it a ‘tendency’ — it’s the idea…
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Helen Grant – Life-changing Literature
He is fearful and hopeless, shabby and disreputable-looking; even his eventual martyrdom is squalid and he fluffs his final words.…
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Emma Darwin – Letter To My Younger Self
You didn’t know that the same shifts in history writing which meant that Unstead could write history for children largely…
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Roopa Farooki – The Best Advice I Ever Received
I stopped worrying about the book I had written and started thinking about the book I wanted to write; instead…
Chris Westwood – Why I Write
I sat there listening to my words echoing round the room, embarrassed to be the centre of attention, but secretly…
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Miranda France – How Writing Changes The Writer
I once witnessed the upper deck of a London bus fall silent in a collective attempt to follow the progress…
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Elanor Dymott – Writers Who Inspire Me
I learned about waypoints, sky countries, meteoro-glyphs, flying by instruments only, and whiteouts; it’s not just a book about flying…