Category: Interviews
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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…