Wellbeing for writers: how to make your writing dreams come true

This year marks the publication of my eighth novel, The Time Hop Coffee Shop. Eight feels like quite an impressive number, especially when there were times I thought I’d never get a book published. I

Every year, I buy a stack of glossy Christmas magazines, convinced that if I set the table perfectly or buy another gingerbread-scented candle, it’ll be the most magical festive season yet. Not only t

I’ve been a professional writer now for about 30 years. I love it and have been very lucky to be able to eke out a living in such a way. The job, however, like any other, is not without its hardships

Once cash-strapped and drowning in debt, Stacey Duguid sets out on a mission to gain abundant riches and financial freedom. All she has to do is imagine it…

IF there was one thing Glenda Williams had always been proud of, it was her organisational skills. At school, the other girls had always come to her for help when sorting out their revision timetables

This month’s story, ‘The Surrogate’ by Tessa Hadley, is a study of two men through the eyes of one woman. The title suggests that one man is a surrogate for the other, but is it as simple as that? As