‘Write Here’ takes us into our authors’ writing spaces across the globe, where they tell us about how they go about their craft. We mark each location on the map at the bottom of each post. Scott Blackwood is a hard man to pin down, as he likes to write on the move…
We’ve bottled up the internet and labelled it ‘Literary Goodness’. Get your weekly fix of the five online things to see, hear and read, brought to you by us at 4th Estate.
A lot of people make the mistake of thinking writers are just like ordinary people. They’re not. And when they move into your home they come with a special list of requirements that you ignore at your peril. This extract from The Complete Guide to the Care and Training of the Writer in Your Life provides handy tips that will ensure a smooth transition, for example, ‘Designate a warm, cozy area of your home as a “studio.” Your writer will appreciate a couch and blankets or other soft bedding material.’ Read more…
Five from 4th Estate: revealing the most interesting corners of the internet, one page at a time. This week listen, watch and read the best things we’ve found online just for you, from us at 4th Estate. Read more…
It’s cold. Why go out? Here are five reasons not to. Stay indoors and read, watch and discover these five internet things. ‘Cos baby it’s… (oh, you know the rest). Read more…