August - 2018

My First Time...with Katharine Kilalea

You could say the prose was born out of a moment of despair.

The bittersweet reality of a digital-only publishing deal

Do I dream of seeing my book in print? Of course I do.

Authors try all kinds of things to promote their book – here's what really works

This process has taught me to be confident in standing up and shouting: I’m a writer and I have a story you should read.

The Riff Raff Podcast #45 - Tara Isabella Burton

Who really wants to read about 'likeable' characters anyway...

My First Time...with Damian Dibben

Mind-bending plot twists and milk bottles.

My First Time...with Anna-Marie Crowhurst

What kind of writer do you want to be?

The Riff Raff Podcast #44 – Juman Malouf

Pictures, passion and feeling like an alien.

My First Time...with Helen Cullen

'Falling in love with reading so passionately when I was little laid the foundations for me becoming a writer today.'

I challenged myself to a month of early bird writing – this is what happened next

I was ready:. I had my mug rinsed out waiting by the coffee machine and my laptop fully charged.

5 things we learnt at The Riff Raff in August

We could have shared 100, but we only have so much time.

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