I receive several emails every day asking me for advice and I always do what I can to help. But a few months ago it occurred to me that if I were to respond to these emails in a more public way, more people could weigh in on the conversation–and more people might benefit from…
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How I Got Published: Tom Vowler
Tom Vowler is a writer of extraordinary talent and perception. His first book, The Method: and Other Stories is published by Salt today. I was a late developer. Middle set of English at school. No love of children’s classics, no shelves in the family home bursting with literary delights. Until my mid-twenties books, like mortgages…
How I Got Published: Lesley Cookman
Today we hear how Lesley Cookman got herself into print while not really trying, and realise how working at our craft can bring far bigger results than expected. When I was young, I had a vision of how and where a lady writer would work. In a dark panelled room, with french windows hung with…
E A Markham
I have only just read of the death earlier this year of E A Markham, who I was lucky enough to be taught by at Sheffield Hallam University. You can read a little about him here, and here. Archie’s intuition, intelligence and mercurial mind made for fascinating workshop sessions which always overran, and tutorials (when…
MA Writing: Apply Now
My agent told me once that when UK universities first started offering MAs in writing, people who eventually got the things were taken quite seriously by the people in publishing. It was thought that if your writing was good enough to get you through the application process, and you stuck at it long enough to…