Tag Archives: writing
Comment
The death of the long sentence
When did the long sentence die? There is no anniversary on which to mourn its gentle passing. Clearly, it was still alive and well in the first half of the twentieth century – some of my favourite proponents of the long sentence published their unwieldy masterpieces in … Read more
From the Trenches
Getting IT right
Writing is a battlefield. Our new column, ‘From the Trenches’, brings you tales from the front line. In our first instalment, ex-copywriter Liz Chomiak recalls her attempts to help the lonely find love online. Writing for the web is not a lot of fun for someone who … Read more
On Writing
On Writing: Fiona Wright
Apparently there’s a look to it. A kind of half-smirk, with a stare that’s a bit glazed and hazy, a tilted head. To me, it sounds like the face of a fox terrier with chewtoys on its mind. But my friend calls it the Poemface, and has … Read more
Guest Posts
Sleuthing story ideas
At university I studied ‘creative advertising’. The course was designed to teach us clever ways to sell sneakers, toothpaste and chocolate bars, but the lateral thinking techniques we learned can be useful for brainstorming story ideas. Let me share some tools. Read more
Comment
What are writers worth?
How much does a writer get paid? It’s no secret that the most avid readers of freelance literary writing are writers themselves. And so I’m sure many of you have found yourself reading a story in Granta or a poem in Overland and wondering ‘What is that … Read more
On Writing
On writing: Rosie Scott
Rosie Scott is an internationally published, award-winning novelist. Her latest novel, Faith Singer, was included in an international list of ’50 Essential Reads by living writers’ compiled by the Guardian, Orange Prize Committee and the Hay Literary Festival. Rosie is also course director of Getting Started, a … Read more
Interviews
I mourn the death of story: Andrew Nicoll on The Love and Death of Caterina
Andrew Nicoll, author of The Good Mayor, has just released his second novel, The Love and Death of Caterina. Despite being kidnapped by S.A. Jones at a writers’ festival a few years back, he agreed to talk to her about his new book. The love and death … Read more
On Writing
On Writing: Leah Swann
Leah Swann’s short story collection, Bearings, tells of the tumult of life, featuring characters who are yet anchored by hope. Her tales have been called ‘perfect little parcels of humanity’. But how did she begin her writing journey? Leah told Killings about her writing craft. Before I … Read more
Interviews
Interview with Raphael Brous: I Am Max Lamm
If a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, can it set off a tornado in Texas? Similarly, if a young tennis champion trains his forehand swing every day, could it have spectacularly lethal consequences? The notion of the ‘butterfly effect’ – where seemingly inconsequential conditions can have unintentionally devastating results – is a concept that came to mind in the reading of Raphael Brous’s Read more
Issue Six
Issue Six teaser: Sophie Cunningham ‘A Prize of One’s Own: Flares, Cock-forests, and Dreams of a Common Language’
Disinterest in women – the overlooking of them, the walking out of the room without noticing their exclusion, the disavowal of them, the occasional hatred of them – is a profound and deep problem. It does not only affect women in publishing; it affects women in every industry, and women who work at home. Read more
