BOOKS AS SPORT, ARTWORKS, WORDSEARCH, CARD TRICKS?
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
TRACY RHYS, AUTISM AND TEACHING A BIRD TO SING
I interviewed poet Tracey Rhys, whose first collection told the inside story of raising an autistic son. Tracey won the Poetry Archive’s competition with the video of her poem Panopticon. She works in close collaboration with the Cardiff theatre company,
THE COMPASSIONATE HISTORICAL NOVELIST
I interviewed author Maggie Richell-Davies about winning the Historical Writers’ Association 2020 Unpublished Novel Award, with The Servant. Maggie says about her book: “It was
THE ART OF IZZY IN STITCHES
I interviewed artist Isobel Moore, who says about herself: “I am a visual artist from East Sussex, originally from London. A domestic sewing machine is
BEING AN AUTHOR: “TRUST IN GOD BUT TIE UP YOUR CAMEL”
I interviewed author, philosopher and psychotherapist Lesley Hayes about the differences between the three stages in her creative life. Lesley abandoned a career as a
AERIAL FEATS & LITERATURE
I interviewed author and aerial performer Sarah Jane Dobbs , who has written two novels Killing Daniel, nominated for the Not the Booker Award, and
IS EVERYTHING WE WRITE A COMING-OF-AGE STORY?
Books come out of mindsets. In the case of my new novel, Love’s Register, I grew up as an author while writing it. When I
A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY IN MY FATHER’S FOOTSTEPS
I interviewed Mary J. Oliver about her debut novel Jim Neat , which uses an original mix of prose, poetry, found documents and photographs to