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PUN: Questions from South Korea

May 20, 2022

My short story ‘Pumping up Napoleon’, now 21 years old, gave a little kick of life recently, with some interest from young students in South Korea. This is the first of three posts in which I try to answer their questions about a story written before they were born.

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The long and the short

May 28, 2021

Lately, I have been writing a story. It’s the kind that takes a long time to make short.

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Slow it down

February 14, 2020

Time out of time is great for writing. But things are moving on too fast.

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Winner in a flash! Bridport Prize 2019

November 1, 2019

2019 brings welcome encouragement: First place in the Bridport Prize, Flash Fiction, with ‘Aftermath’

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Good grief

August 16, 2019

The Ruth Strauss Foundation, bereavement and how cricket helped me write The Chicken Soup Murder.

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Knock three times

July 19, 2019

The Chicken Soup Murder has been shortlisted for a prize three times. Here are the ups and down in the birth and life of a novel.

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Third time lucky?

June 21, 2019

Shortlisted again: will it be third time lucky for my novel The Chicken Soup Murder?

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Scraps

March 11, 2019

When an idea strikes, do you feel the need to write it down?

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December: See the giant's breath

A year through my window

January 1, 2019

Where I write

My favourite place for writing is in bed. When up and dressed I sit in a doorway.

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9+ things to like about November

November 28, 2018

Poor old November. Poems have been written about its lack of personality. Yet it’s a month full of ordinary magic.

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