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Don DeLillo: In Conversation

On Writing

Don DeLillo: In Conversation

Perhaps what is most refreshing though, particularly for a writer of his stature, is his reiterated belief that literature is still, and will continue to remain, relevant, and important, in ...
by ReeceChoules • 20th October 201620th October 2016
Literature’s Echo Chambers

On Writing

Literature’s Echo Chambers

Time passes slowly in front of my computer screen. I have a short story in mind, but I can’t face writing it. I have e-mails still unanswered, friends asking how ...
by ReeceChoules • 25th January 201631st January 2016
On Writing: The Post-Writing Comedown

On Writing

On Writing: The Post-Writing Comedown

There is a vacuum here, a void. I’ve written everything I needed to. If I was an established author I could take a break, wait for the next piece to ...
by ReeceChoules • 11th December 201511th December 2015
More Writing About Writing: What Makes a Writer?

On Writing

More Writing About Writing: What Makes a Writer?

Every writer deserves the freedom to explore while at the same time being treated with the same artistic integrity afforded to those not side-lined by a flawed labelling system. A ...
by ReeceChoules • 23rd October 201531st October 2015
More Writing About Writing: For Writing, With Love

On Writing

More Writing About Writing: For Writing, With Love

I sometimes think a writer’s work should be thought of like a lover. If you are not completely infatuated, if you cannot be utterly dedicated, if you see yourself tempted ...
by ReeceChoules • 18th September 201525th September 2015
More Writing About Writing: Tomorrow’s Censored Novels

On Writing

More Writing About Writing: Tomorrow’s Censored Novels

In his latest column, Reece Choules asks the question just because a writer can say something, does it mean they should? Is there not a responsibility to respect other people’s ...
by ReeceChoules • 3rd July 20153rd July 2015
More Writing About Writing: Elements of Style

On Writing

More Writing About Writing: Elements of Style

What if we’re all just writing the same stories though? What separates say Hemingway from Faulkner? Style. People remember their styles.

by ReeceChoules • 4th June 201524th June 2015
More Writing About Writing: His White Envelope

On Writing

More Writing About Writing: His White Envelope

Reece Choules is handed a white envelope while passing through Waterstones, and wonders whether it might be the future of publishing.

by ReeceChoules • 29th April 201516th May 2015
More Writing About Writing: Some Names Are Bigger Than Others

On Writing

More Writing About Writing: Some Names Are Bigger Than Others

In his latest column, Reece Choules considers what makes some writers bigger than others – and whether success can be categorised.

by ReeceChoules • 28th January 201524th January 2015
Seen and Not Seen

Fiction, Litro #139: No Such Luck

Seen and Not Seen

Enduring the pain of loss.

by ReeceChoules • 3rd December 2014
More Writing About Writing: Performance

On Writing

More Writing About Writing: Performance

Reece Choules recalls a recent reading at Listen Softly London, and urges the next generation of writers to stand up and claim their brave new world.

by ReeceChoules • 26th November 201412th December 2014
More Writing About Writing: The Words / The New

On Writing

More Writing About Writing: The Words / The New

In his latest column, Reece Choules examines our notions of success and failure, and our desire for the new.

by ReeceChoules • 11th October 201411th October 2014
More Writing About Writing: I’m Still Here

On Writing

More Writing About Writing: I’m Still Here

Why write? Reece Choules attempts to answer the question while watching a game of football.

by ReeceChoules • 4th September 20144th September 2014
More Writing About Writing: Shadow Boxing

On Writing

More Writing About Writing: Shadow Boxing

Reece Choules returns with his ‘More Writing About Writing’ column, and the familiar problem of trying to balance the desire to write against the need for a social life.

by ReeceChoules • 1st July 20141st July 2014
<i>I Remember:</i> Knuckling Down

Travel&Lifestyle

I Remember: Knuckling Down

Reece Choules remembers a youth of sticker books, dead-end jobs and second chances.

by ReeceChoules • 11th June 201416th June 2014
More Writing About Writing: You Can Write. So What.

On Writing, Technology

More Writing About Writing: You Can Write. So What.

“So what did other writers do? What did other writers say? Some of them said write what you know. Some of them said write what you can imagine. Some of ...
by ReeceChoules • 2nd June 201415th January 2026

Fiction, Litro #130: Dystopia

Staircase

What would you be willing to sacrifice in order to survive?

by ReeceChoules • 19th November 201317th May 2014
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