This week I had a whole day — yes, a whole day — to spend on research for the next book. I did some walking around town, mooning around the garden, lounging on the sofa making notes on my main character, but what took up the bulk of my time was looking up information onContinue reading “Google Histories and Survival Strategies”
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In Defence of Slow Reading
If Christmas is a time for book-giving, then New Year is a time for reading, and in readiness for this particularly indulgent time of year I cleared my reading decks so I was free for a novel I’ve been waiting to read for some time. The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt, is a doorstop of aContinue reading “In Defence of Slow Reading”
The Writer’s Retreat… with Anna Freeman
The Writer’s Retreat is a new regular (or possibly irregular) feature. Here is the scenario: You have one month alone on a remote Scottish Island. You have a comfortable cabin and enough food to last the duration. The only contact you have with the outside world is a radio. There is no television, internet access orContinue reading “The Writer’s Retreat… with Anna Freeman”
Sally Gander 