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  • Act of Oblivion – Robert Harris

    25 May 2023

    ACT OF OBLIVION Why should we care? It’s probably the most important question a storyteller needs to answer. It’s particularly…

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  • Pulling crocodile teeth – interview with top crime author Vaseem Khan

    20 Jul 2022

    CRIME AUTHOR VASEEM KHAN Today I chat with successful crime author Vaseem Khan about India, the craft of writing and…

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  • A plague on both your houses

    25 Mar 2020

    So now we are visited by the plague, it seems. Plague is an archetype that goes back deep into our…

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  • Word power

    10 Jan 2019

    Word power Last week, I watched a preview of the new movie Vice – a riveting and at times shocking…

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  • Darkness in the Pacific: Review – Black Water by Louise Doughty

    02 Mar 2018

    Review: Black Water by Louise Doughty. Agents, publishers, books on writing tell you to write about nice characters who grow…

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  • Review: As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning

    07 Jul 2017

    As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee My rating: 5 of 5 stars I don’t know anyone…

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  • Historical drama on screen – to write or not to write?

    09 Dec 2016

    Historical drama is big in TV and film at the moment, but is it a good idea to write one?…

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