In the spotlight:your writingwhy i write

Creating character is one of the most fascinating aspects of the writing process, and often the basis for the most intriguing and compelling work. The WM writers responded to the ‘Getting to Know You’

What questions should today’s writers and artists be asking? Responses from authors at the Hay Festival and the TLS

Over my decades-long writing life, I’ve been a reader, judge and (sometimes) an organiser for many novel-writing competitions, including the Harry Bowling Prize, the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s

Poetry and criticism are forever entwined

She’d admired the cool blonde from afar, but Teresa had no idea how much they actually had in common

Words can be all-powerful, as these three couples discovered. They reveal the romantic and unusual ways books brought them together…