One of my favourite modern works of fiction is The Goldfinch, a Pulitzer Prize winning novel written by Donna Tartt. With art and animals...

‘What’s it about?’ That is the first question a person will ask when you tell them that you’re writing a novel. Of course, many writers...

‘Where the story goes today is up to you’ ... I wrote this line yesterday on a sign next to my novel-in-progress notebook, sitting on a...