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The creative mind plays with the objects it loves. Carl Jung

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‘‘Inspiration is a word used by people who aren’t really doing anything. I go into my office every day that I’m in Brighton and work. Whether I feel like it or not is irrelevant.” Is it the place he’s most comfortable? ‘‘There are other things in my life that make me hugely happy. But as… Continue reading Untitled

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His prose, like the snow of good King Wenceslas, is deep and crisp and even, neither over-florid nor pedestrian… James Harpur, judge of the 2012 Frank O’Connor short story award, commenting on Nathan Englander’s stories.

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Editors and agents all say they are looking for a “fresh voice.” What they mean is a fresh voice they can actually sell. Everyone wants to land in that sweet spot where originality and commerce meet to make that ka-ching sound. You will grow as a writer, and get closer to that sweet spot, if… Continue reading Untitled

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When forced to work within a strict framework, the imagination is taxed to its utmost… and will produce its richest ideas. Given total freedom, the work is likely to sprawl. T. S. Eliot

One Decade On

Exactly ten years ago this morning, I saw two pink lines on a pregnancy test for the first time ever. I had waited some time to see them, then instantly forgot whether two lines meant yes or no. It’s been a quick decade, thanks to my lovely boys.

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