
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 words per day. So, if you were reading my book you’d have reached my daily

JULIA LEE BARCLAY-MORTON – YOGA, WATER AND REWRITING AUTISM
I interviewed writer Julia Lee Barclay-Morton about her experience of autism. Julia began as an experimental dramatist in New York, moving to the UK to found Apocryphal Theatre and research a PhD in philosophy & theatre. Julia has written a

A BANK THAT IS ETHICAL, SUSTAINABLE & TRANSPARENT
To find out about sustainable banking I talked to Neil Sellers, Head of Credit Risk at Triodos Bank UK. Neil offers his views on how

A SENSE OF PLACE IN ART
I interviewed mixed-media artist Debbie Lyddon who uses all her senses to create artworks informed by memory, close observation and the rhythms of nature. Other

EMMA PURSHOUSE – POETRY SLAMS & REMARKABLE LIVES
Performance poet Emma Purshouse, winner of poetry slams and the Rubery Book Award, is also a novelist and voice for the working class. Emma talked

SLOWSTITCH, TEXTILE SCULPTURES AND PAST LIVES
I interviewed Maria Walker whose stitched work and sculptures tell stories about working class people and the secrets of the human body. The materials she

IS HISTORICAL FICTION FACTUAL OR SPECULATIVE?
When I started Love’s Register, although the book covers 100 years of family relationships, it didn’t occur to me that I was writing a historical

REVIEWING THE UNUSUAL
In this interview with CR Dudley she talks about her independent press Orchid’s Lantern, which specialises in crossovers between the arts and “… a range