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Interview with Charles Nevin
Charles Nevin has written for, among others, the Guardian, the Independent on Sunday, the Daily Telegraph, The Times and Sunday Times, and the New York Times. Sometimes in Bath is his second book of fiction following Lost in the Wash with Other Things, a collection of short stories. He has also published three books of…
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Interview with Cate Ray
To celebrate June being National Crime Writing Month we’ve asked Bath-based author Cate Ray some questions, we hope you enjoy reading! A view, preferably a nice one! Peace: I struggle to write with too many distractions. Coffee: only 2 a day, but they kick-start my brain. A plan: I like to know where I’m going.…
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Interview With Anthony Burt
Bath-based Anthony has written books, scripts and articles for Nickelodeon, Disney, Harpercollins, Macmillan, Dreamworks, The BBC, The Guardian, The Wrap, Haymarket Publishing, Parragon, Paramount and CiTV, and has been a professional writing competition judge for the prestigious Bath Novel Award. Being able to reach your inner child to such a degree you can let your…
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Interview With Bath Storytelling Circle
A Bath based community group of oral storytellers, performance poets and folk singers, find out more at: firesprings.org.uk/bath-storytelling-circle Anthony: having gained experience and confidence through telling stories for some months in the safe, semi-private setting of a storytelling club. Verona: I attended the Bath Storytelling circle in The Raven Pub for about six months, enjoying…
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Festive Interview with Annelise Gray
Dorset based author and Classicist Annelise Gray answers some of our questions. We hope you enjoy reading her answers. 1. The willpower to turn off the Wi-Fi (not always successful). 2. A choice of different places to work. I have a writing desk at home but sometimes the Muse does not visit me there, no…
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Interview With Anna Hoghton
Anna is an award-winning poet and filmmaker. She has an MA in Writing for Young People from Bath Spa University and was one of ‘fifteen leading U.K. poets’ commissioned for Bristol Festival of Ideas 2016. Her environmental-action short film ‘Never Land’ starred Keeley Hawes, John Nettles, and Marcus Brigstocke and won ‘best narrative’ at the…
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Interview With Alison Goodman
When I was twelve my mother gave me my first Georgette Heyer Regency novel and I fell in love with the era and Heyer’s fabulously funny and elegant romps. The Regency is such a beloved historical era that I always thought the intense historical research needed to write about it was a bit out of…
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Interview with Alex Cotter
To celebrate National Storytelling Week 2023, we asked local author Alex Cotter some questions about writing, and of course, stories! I was seven when I made the very definite decision to become a published author. I started writing stories from that point onwards, but it took some time (decades in fact) to actually achieve the…
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Interview with Emily Koch
June is National Crime Writing month. We’ve asked Bristol-based crime author Emily Koch some questions. We hope you enjoy reading… 1. Noise cancelling headphones to block out the rest of my family while I work!2. Huge cups of tea3. Post it notes and a board to stick them on (for plotting)4. Lots and lots of…
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Interview with Abby Davies
After acquiring a degree in English Literature, Abby taught English in state and private school, and earned a Creative Writing MA in 2013. She lives in Wiltshire with her husband and daughter. Mother Loves me is her debut novel. In terms of physical/environmental essentials, I need to be reading lots of great books while I’m…