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My Writing Life: Gordon Meade
"The most helpful thing someone might have told me before I started my writing career would have been to try and hone my networking skills"
My Writing Life: Sonia Faleiro
"Writing is not about talent. Writing is about hard work."
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My Writing Life: Simon Okotie
"You have to love writing it for its own sake."
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My Writing Life: Monique Roffey
"Stick with it, you’ll get better"
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My Writing Life: SJ Bennett
"The thing that really matters is what you’re writing now"
My Writing Life: Dreda Say Mitchell
"Believe in you! Believe in your ambition!"
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My Writing Life: Paula Hawkins
"Nothing is wasted: all the drafts and the discarded ideas and even the failed novels will teach you something and move you further forward."
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My Writing Life: Bidisha Mamata
"Go for whatever you feel drawn to and never begrudge any other artist their success, talent or luck."
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My Writing Life: Kiran Millwood Hargrave
"The piece of writing advice I clutch at in my most desperate times: putting one word after another."
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My Writing Life: Peter James
"If you have the faith, the talent and that essential piece of luck, your whole world might change."
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