How to Become a Writer: Harry Saddler

Posted on October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 by Annabel Smith

This series is based on an early short-story by Lorrie Moore called ‘How to Become a Writer’, a wry account of all the seemingly random events, choices and…

Tobias Wolff on Writing

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Annabel Smith

I recently rediscovered this quote, from Tobias Wolff’s incredible novel Old School, while looking through an old notebook. Does it feel true of…

How to Become a Writer: Claire Varley

Posted on September 21, 2018September 21, 2018 by Annabel Smith

This series is based on an early short-story by Lorrie Moore called ‘How to Become a Writer’, a wry account of all the seemingly random events, choices and…

How Writers Earn Money: Lending Rights

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Annabel Smith

What are lending rights? I sometimes have readers apologise to me for borrowing one of my books from a library instead of buying…

How to Become a Writer: Andy Griffiths

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Annabel Smith

This series is based on an early short-story by Lorrie Moore called ‘How to Become a Writer’, a wry account of all the seemingly random events, choices and…

How Writers Earn Money: My EOFY Report

Posted on August 13, 2018August 13, 2018 by Annabel Smith

Welcome back to How Writers Earn Money, in which I pull back the curtains and reveal closely-guarded secrets about writers’ incomes. I believe it’s…

How to Become a Writer: Angela Meyer

Posted on July 19, 2018July 19, 2018 by Annabel Smith

This series is based on an early short-story by Lorrie Moore called ‘How to Become a Writer’, a wry account of all the seemingly random events, choices and…

How to Become a Writer: Kim Lock

Posted on June 8, 2018June 8, 2018 by Annabel Smith

This series is based on an early short-story by Lorrie Moore called ‘How to Become a Writer’, a wry account of all the seemingly random events, choices and…