One of my favourite writers, Clive James, used to say that he was good at “turning a phrase until it catches the light”. I try to do that.
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I don’t think I’ve ever written a happy ending before. Not that I don’t believe in them. I just find writing tortured characters much easier.
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I have a tendency to name every protagonist ‘Simon’ in my first drafts, even the women… I don’t know why.
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Sadie Kaye's new column, The Writer's Gauntlet, gets off to a celebrity start, thanks to the wit and support of Helen Lederer, fairy godmother to witty women everywhere and founder of the Comedy Women in Print Prize.
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Slowly, Daddy (my husband) gains consciousness and wonders why I’ve woken him up.
