News from Sarah Painter
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Film News: A Fantastic Fear of Everything
A film about a terrified writer who is haunted by a hedgehog. It’s written and directed by that dude from Kula Shaker and stars Simon Pegg. What do you reckon, people? [Via The Guardian]
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Writers on writing: Ann Patchett
The wonderful Ann Patchett (Bel Canto, The Magician’s Assistant, State of Wonder, Run) has released an essay on writing. It’s forty-five pages long so definitely isn’t a book, but it’s no mere article, either. Ann Patchett is the real deal. She writes beautifully, in a seemingly effortless style that combines poetic prose with…
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Creativity, time-out and tasty rice
Okay, confession time: I’ve been in a writing slump. I had a knock-back (or two) and I didn’t manage to shrug them off with a casual ‘it’s their loss’. I’ve spent a lot of time wondering what I’ve done wrong, questioning the direction I’ve taken, my genre, and my ‘voice’. Perhaps…