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by Gretchen Shirm When I was younger, it happened all the time that writing changed me. This was because I

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by Gretchen Shirm While I was writing my first book Having Cried Wolf, a collection of interwoven short stories, I

… read more Notes on metaphor and storytelling

A huge thanks to Claire Scobie for her excellent posts on the process of The Pagoda Tree. This month, our blogger

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by Claire Scobie Trust the process. If I learned anything writing The Pagoda Tree, it is that. Except, like with

… read more Embracing the chaos

by Claire Scobie I’ve often found libraries sexy places to work; none more so than the British Library in London.

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by Claire Scobie On my second visit to Thanjuvar, I interviewed the current Prince, Babaji Rajah Bhonsle, in his palace

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by Claire Scobie Over the next four weeks I’m writing about the process I went through thinking, dreaming, researching and

… read more In search of The Pagoda Tree: a four-part series

Many thanks to Tom Lee for his excellent posts. This month, Claire Scobie will blog for Southerly. Her bio is

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