Posts

On reviewing the 'greats' and daring to say they're bad

Hemingway, 'Truth' and historical fiction

No Wealth To Leave Us - Women Writers and the Jazz Age

Feminism : when the personal stops being political

How psychiatry works in fiction

How Melanie trumped Scarlett: The rise of the 'nice' girl in today's fiction

Women and mirrors - a narrative cliche?

Does an artist's talent justify the damage done to lovers?

The Friday Slot - Lynn Shepherd, author

Confessions of a literary judge: Dexter Petley

On fictionalising real-life people

Sylvia Plath - life and art intertwined

When Writers Fight...Laura Riding vs. Robert Graves