Category Archives: Writing process

Angel Fur from Fact to Fiction

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Csilla Toldy

Csilla Toldy writes about the creative process of fictionalising in her short story collection Angel Fur and other stories Thirty one years ago I watched the Berlin Wall being demolished, and relished in the global euphoria that signalled the end … Continue reading →

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‘A dress for Kathleen’: family history in text and textiles

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Heather Richardson

Every family has shadow people, the ones who slipped out of the story too soon, leaving a blank space where they should have been. In my father’s family that person was his sister Kathleen. She died after falling from her … Continue reading →

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Writing for the Ear and the Rise of Audiobooks

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Jules Horne

As a writer with a background in radio, I’m really excited by the rise of audiobooks. The market is growing in double digits each year, and publishers are commissioning audio original fiction. More and more people are listening to books, … Continue reading →

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Tutor Nessa O’Mahony writes about her new crime novel The Branchman

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Nessa O'Mahony

Most people know me as a poet. I’ve been writing poetry since the early 1990s and have been lucky enough to have books published with a fine poetry press, Salmon. But I’ve always been interested in stories. Many of my … Continue reading →

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