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 MAKING OF A NOVEL
Leslie Vs Leslie: a self-interview, discussing Leslie’s latest novel, Love’s Register: What’s special about Love’s Register? For starters, it’s longer than three novels put together.
A WORKING CLASS WORD-SMITH IS SOMETHING TO BE
I interviewed Yorkshire author and broadcaster Julie Noble about her successes in three writing competitions – the Northern Writers Award 2019, Arvon Gold Dust Award
JUDGING A BOOK BY ITS TITLE
Leslie Tate writes about searching for a title to his latest novel Love’s Register. What’s in a Name? Giving my novel a title for publication
A PUNK’S LIFE AS FICTION
I interviewed prolific musician and novelist Richard Cabut who has published numerous fanzines and books, written for all the major musical magazines, and played bass
ART AND WORDS IN FICTION
Two passages from Love’s Register inspired by famous artworks. Both are from Beth’s diary, written during her illness: 1. It’s the boy falling from the
CELEBRATING THE ELECTRIC CELLO & NEURODIVERGENCE
Interview with electric cellist Jo-anne Cox about her neurodivergent composition Defiant Journey blending music, activism and storytelling – a piece that transcends “the damming label