Straight talking

One of the unexpected outcomes of being a literary agent is that it means I am in the privileged position of knowing exactly how tough it is to forge a career with your pen. As a result, it is always

Social media dominates the writing world. We’re encouraged to have writer profiles that promote our work, publicise our writing projects, and help us engage with readers. In the BSM days (Before Socia

Those who believe that AI will never replace human writers are misguided. It’s already happening. It has already happened. I’m a copywriter by trade and AI is rapidly replacing us. It can produce thin

The garden was a blank canvas when I first moved in. A single tree. A lawn invaded by alkanet. London clay so hard you couldn’t push a spade in. I was more concerned with urgent matters such as the de

PART IV

Actor, presenter and now author Larry Lamb reveals why the written word – particularly verse – has always meant so much to him