A piece about how the writer’s imagination works, using examples from my recently published novel, Love’s Register. My thoughts about writing Love’s Register begin with the image of the novel as a house of cards. What I see is an
I interviewed author, scriptwriter and dramatist, Jeff Young, about Ghost Town his Liverpool-based memoir which was shortlisted for the Costa Prize. Jeff has scripted numerous BBC radio dramas and drama-documentaries as well as writing and directing innovative stage plays. In
I interviewed Liza Adamczewski, painter, printer, creator of postcards, ceramics and golden triptychs. Liza told me about how she works on her art, her love
I interviewed Ian McLachlan, co-founder of Poets For The Planet and environmental campaigner. Ian describes organising and appearing in major poetry events such as Earthsong
I interviewed V G Lee about her five novels and two short story collections, her coming out as a lesbian, and her standup comedy performances.
I interviewed poet Cathy Bryant, winner of the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest. Cathy talks about how she began to write, her approach to humour
I interviewed writer Lucy Goldring, whose flash-fictions have been shortlisted by Flash 500, Northern Gravy, Retreat West, National Flash Fiction Day (3x) as well as
I interviewed printmaker Flora McLachlan who describes how her wild images spring from “… our ancient and enchanted landscape, roamed by guardian spirit-like animals, shadowed