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Focus / Culture - 1 day ago

Dreaming of writing your novel this year? Rip up all the rules!

After 35 years of teaching fiction writing, the prize-winning author shares her wisdom. First tip? Don’t write what you know… I don’t think it’s a bad thing to want to write a first sentence so idiosyncratic, so indelible, so entirely your own that it makes people sit up or reach for a pen or say to...

Focus / Culture - 1 day ago

I May Destroy You helped me confront being spiked

I had previously found Michaela Coel’s 2020 drama relatable and familiar, but decided to rewatch it after going through a similar experience – and it spurred me into actionContent warning: this article contains references to sexual abuse which some readers might find distressingWhen I May Destroy Yo...