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 Marian Van Eyk McCain who, on her Elderwoman site, discusses women aging and ‘sage-ing’. Marian describes her women-centred writing as “An advertisement for the simple life – a rediscovery of the sacred in the ordinary… An oasis on
I interviewed printmaker Helen Peyton who handcrafts her lino/ woodcuts on an original Victorian printing press. Helen‘s Smart Gallery social museum and art gallery has
I interviewed Lewis Stockwell about his Natural Aesthetic Canoe Journeying, his deep involvement in nature and his CFS-M.E. condition. Lewis is an artist, a curriculum
I interviewed environmentalist Nicola Davies, author of 80 children’s books and trained zoologist, who worked at the BBC Natural History Unit as a researcher and
I interviewed Stroud-based printmaker and artist Nat Morley about her unique processes, her protest art and her time spent with Barrel Well Aboriginal Community, Australia.
I interviewed Danish/English screenwriter Line Langebek about her work in films/TV, including lead-writing on Finnish Childrens’ series THE ROYALS NEXT DOOR and developing a feature
I asked TSL author Frank Parker about writing on the subject of Ireland and colonial history. Frank‘s latest book Called to Account is a historical