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Philip Pullman on Distraction and the Writing Life

Anita Mathias — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:40:00 +0000

Philip Pullman What I would like most is a spare month. I feel bad about turning down interview requests and invitations from old friends. But I have got to say no, otherwise I would never write another book. “It’s like sailing an oil tanker and navigating your way across the ocean. When someone says, “Can you […]

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The Writing Process

Anita Mathias — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:59:00 +0000

The Writing Process As humility comes before honour (Book of Proverbs), the moment of horror and despair in writing, the moment when you feel you know nothing at all, is the precursor to the flood of insight and intuition. That moment of despair, helplessness and dread often precedes light. You begin with confidence. You move to […]

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