How entering writing competitions changed my life
Suddenly those 20,000 words were much more than a modest start. They were a teaser to the book I’d almost finished. I ended up interviewing
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Kate Leaver
Meander if you want to write a novel
"I could not extract one positive comment from the eight page report, but do you know what? It made me even more determined to write a
Imagining the Past: the Purpose and Pitfalls of Research
"Far from helping me to enrich my novel, research was stopping me from writing a good one."
It's not about the desk
There are benefits to be found in removing the notion that writing requires writing space, and in writing fiction around ongoing human life.
Gonna get myself connected
Writers dig alone time. It’s our bread and butter. It gives us time to write, to think, to observe, to read…to walk around in our pants.
How to get to the end of a first draft
"Tell your new idea you appreciate it but explain firmly and kindly that you are busy right now and will get to it when you are done wi
Fall in love with writing and the results will follow...
'The start of your writer’s journey is not the time for limitations; it’s the time for possibility.'
The story behind the cover
My dad was an international pot smuggler. His organisation was responsible for shipping hundreds of tons of Thai stick into America. He was
A translator's story
'That is what a translator is: a conveyor of emotions. A guide who leads the readers into the author’s world.'
Don’t give up when your first book isn’t published…
'Don’t be afraid to learn hard truths and ditch an idea that hasn’t worked, it is never wasted time.'
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