It has been said that all books are in some way autobiographical; the author can’t help but put something of themselves into what they are writing. There may be some truth in this but for me, writing has always been … Continue reading
On one of the first warm days of the year we made the one and a half hour journey into London to visit the Victoria and Albert museum in the name of research. These days the word research mostly conjures … Continue reading
…..CONTINUED….. In the reek fatted air half an hour later the door opens and a voice swills the grease between their teeth and spits out sweetened breath. WOMAN’S VOICE I’m home Vasil-eesa and I’m very hungry. I hope you’ve cooked … Continue reading
I realised a while ago that over the year we have been doing this blog you have seen a lot of Merle’s artwork. I’ve always encouraged her to share her pictures and have experienced the same breathless elation at the … Continue reading
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Attempting to be creative in a day when we are pressurised to get onto the property ladder, take on a mortgage and struggle to pay back student debts along with the regular bills, is difficult and often demoralising. It’s easy … Continue reading
I got this fabulous book for Christmas: It’s called 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. When I went through and counted up all the ones I had read off that list it came to 43! So I think it’s … Continue reading
With a full nine weeks between Abra’s last post and my sitting down to write the next I began, with a certain foreseeable logic, to think about inspiration, or rather, the lack of it in this case. Of course, … Continue reading
Well it’s been a couple of weeks since our last post on Magic Realism, which is a little longer then usual but a broken laptop wire induced a total computer purge for the last seven days. It’s not a pleasant … Continue reading
A good book that stays with you, that you can re-read over and over, will always be one that has a good, clear concept. It my be a concept that defies immediate understanding, that leaves you with an itchy brain … Continue reading
To all the writers out there and everyone who has ever picked up a novel and read it, my question is simple: what makes a good character? It is a question I have spent hours debating with myself and have … Continue reading
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