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WRITING, CONSERVATION & OPEN-WATER SWIMMING WITH SUSAN CARTWRIGHT-SMITH
I interviewed Cumbria Wildlife Trust Writer in Residence Susan Cartwright-Smith about conservation issues and ‘walking your weird’ in the Lake District. Susan has been a
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OF MICE, MONOLOGUES AND THE IMAGINARY AUDIENCE
Authors don’t often talk about their failures. They might, in order to keep their audience guessing, channel their mistakes through a comic character or an
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WHICH SAYS IT BEST: BOOK OR RADIO SHOW?
When I interview musicians on my radio show, there’s a question I avoid. Partly because it’s a cliché, similar to, “Which comes first the words
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THE ART OF SLOW WRITING
Leslie Tate I’m a slow author. It took three years to write my latest book Ways To Be Equally Human. That’s an average of 40
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JENNY KANE – THREE AUTHORS IN ONE!
I interviewed novelist Jenny Kane, who also writes as Jennifer Ash and Kay Jaybee. Jenny Kane writes contemporary women’s fiction and romance novels, including her
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DAPHNA BARAM, STAND-UP FOR HUMAN RIGHTS!
I interviewed stand-up comedian Daphna Barham who has described herself as a “middle-eastern Mary Poppins”, performing, and writing a PhD thesis at Lancaster University about