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by LizH
August 16, 2013

Swanwick Writers’ Summer School: Reflections

What an amazing week! I am thrilled to report that my first Swanwick Summer School was […]
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by LizH
August 9, 2013

Swanwick Eve

Tomorrow I’m off to my very first residential writing event in Swanwick, Derbyshire (see link here). […]
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by LizH
August 8, 2013

Kazuo Ishiguro: Never Let Me Go

This critically acclaimed novel, shortlisted for the Man Booker prize in 2005, is yet another tome […]
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by LizH
July 26, 2013

Procrastination – The Writer’s Enemy

Something I have found worthy of note since I started writing is the effect that my […]
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by LizH
July 22, 2013

William Golding: Lord of the Flies

Following on from my post regarding books I read as a child here, I have recently […]
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by LizH
July 9, 2013

Alan Bennett: Smut

I never had Alan Bennett down as a writer of prose. An accomplished playwright, certainly. Something of […]
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by LizH
July 6, 2013

Paul Christopher: The Templar Conspiracy

I do love a good thriller, it must be said. And so do a lot of […]
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by LizH
June 28, 2013

Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Love

Every now and then, you come across a book which, quite literally, changes your life. Maybe […]
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by LizH
June 18, 2013

Exeter Writing Retreat

One of the most wonderful things I have gained by joining the Urban Writers’ website (http://www.urbanwritersretreat.co.uk/) is […]
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by LizH
May 10, 2013

Lesley Glaister: Chosen

I have to say, this is a compelling read from start to finish. The story starts […]
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