
Having spent the weekend at the London Festival of Writing, Jack and I returned on Sunday evening, exhausted and with…
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Curating Walking Routes T he dictionary definition of the verb ‘to curate’ is: ‘to pull together, sift through, and select…
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I seem to be having a minor attack of writer’s doubt. I am just over halfway through the first draft…
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How influential writing can really be is the enormous question that, from time to time, makes me stop and think.…
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Do bad books get good sales and if so, does that justify poor writing? After a full-on weekend with our…
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I’ve always been good at recognising voices; faces less so; names hopeless, but voices, they’re my thing. I close my…
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I’m sitting on the circular bed, watching Mum as she applies her make-up in the huge mirror with its halo…
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“Have you seen the double blank anywhere?” “The double what?” “The double blank.” “What does it look like?” “Nothing, it’s…
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Reluctant creativity After months of being embroiled in ‘the day job', a lull in deadlines has allowed my thoughts to…
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