Name: Ambrose Musiyiwa
Weblog: conversationswithwriters.blogspot.com [RSS]
Articles: 56
First Published: Thursday, November 2, 2006
Last Published: Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Currently listing articles 56-1:
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The Diary of an Asylum Seeker: Anatomy of A Work In Progress— "The challenge is to see if I can tell this story in 50,000 words or more."
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Literary Works Re-imagine The Life of Christ— The spirit that informs Jesus, the Son of Man and The Gospel According to the Son feels so authentic that each of the books reads
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An Interview with Rose Paisley, author of A Wild Love: Escape— "I have played around with stories, but never consider myself as a serious writer, it was an accident…" — Rose Paisley.
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Interview with Emma Sanders, Author of One Wrong Move— There’s always the fear that you have only one story to tell, and others won’t come afterwards — Emma Sanders.
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Interview with Maurice Suckling, Computer Games Scriptwriter and Author— "A lot of computer game stories I write are set in a crime, or an adventure, an action, or a sports world."
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An Interview with Patrick Mackeown, Author of The Expendability Doctrine— "It’s difficult to study inhumanity on a daily basis and still believe in goodness."
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An Interview with Bhaswati Ghosh, Author of Making Out in America— "The book is an anecdotal, humorous account of my brush as an outsider with everyday American lingo."
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An Interview with Anne Douglas, Author of Position Vacant— "I’d love to say that I’ve experienced all the erotic portions of my stories, but alas..."
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An Interview with E.A. Saraby, Author of The Light of Pensieri— "The book was a safe way for me to confront a few of my demons in a creative, hidden sort of way." — E.A. Saraby.
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An Interview with Bettye Griffin, Author of One on One— "The illustrated Dick and Jane readers didn’t have a single character who looked like me. They were all blond and blue-eyed." — Bettye Griffin.
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An Interview with Allen Ashley, Author of Urban Fantastic— "Maintaining a story’s internal logic is hugely important to me." — Allen Ashley.
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Interview with Lynn Emery, Author of Soulful Strut— "So far most of my novels have been romance or women’s fiction. I have always read and loved romance novels" — Lynn Emery.
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Interview with Michael T. Dolan, Author of Walden— "When I sat down to write I knew what the first page and the last page would be — the rest was all a blank
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Interview with Kay Green, Author of Jung's People— Human beings are monkeys who learned to tell stories - says author Kay Green.
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Democratic Republic of Congo: Rights Groups Call for Marie Therese Nlandu's Release— In the Congo former presidential candidate Marie Therese Nlandu is on trial before a military tribunal for political reasons
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Writers, Readers and Self-Publishing— Is self-publishing the way to go? Advances in technology make it easier than ever before for writers to publish their own books.
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An Interview Rory Kilalea: Film-maker, Playwright and Author of The Arabian Princess— I am looking into a struggle to understand our role as Zimbabweans and all of the strange contradictory nature of that.
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Campaigners Urge Britain to Release Congolese Woman from Detention— Nlandu Nsingu risks being deported at a time of concern over the continuing persecution of those opposed to Joseph Kabila's government.
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Tim Nickels: An Interview with the Science Fiction and Fantasy Author
— "...sometimes I might be sitting in a dentist's waiting room and just hear a snatch of conversation and I'm away and running, pen in hand."
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The Ripper Unmasked: An Interview with Poet and Author Sandra Lester— "My pen is my bayonet or scythe. I use it to chop down the over-grown nettles of the past..."
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When Extremism Follows Itself to Its Conclusions: An Interview With Essayist, Poet, and Novelist Haroon Moghul— Moghul sits on the editorial board of Islamica Magazine and is a regular contributor to Eteraz.org.
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Politics, Real Life, and the Crime Novel: An Interview with Author John Baker— Crime writer John Baker talks about his work and his early influences.
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The Alchemy of Storytelling: An Interview with Novelist Rod Duncan— "Just as a blank page with infinite possibilities can sometimes block a writer up, limitations often produce great creativity."
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'Writing Thrives On Conflict': An Interview with Playwright and Author Christopher Mlalazi— "Are we not, as artists, custodians of our own cultures?"
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Science Fiction, Fantasy and the Process of Discovery: An Interview with Author and Musician Neil Williamson— "Publication is nice, but coming up with the ideas and putting them down on paper is the thing that makes me feel proud."
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Darkness, Kingdoms and Islam: An Interview with Novelist Tavis J. Hampton— "Once I had developed this world, my characters began to take on their own personalities."
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Alexander the Great and the War in Iraq: An Interview with Children's Author Katherine Roberts— "...the real achievement is always sitting down at the blank page to write the next story."
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'Write the Best Book You Can': An Interview with Poet, Novelist and Children's Author Adele Geras— "I was addicted to adjectives and purple prose as a child. They all combined great intelligence and critical acumen with the best sort of encouragement."
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Acceptance Issues and the Gay Romance Novel: An Interview with Author M. J. Pearson— "My main concern is telling a good story, and reaching as many people as I can...If I can open minds along the way, even better."
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Dragons are Guardians of the Earth: An Interview with Children's Author Chris d’Lacey— "...inspiration doesn't come in handy, manageable nine-to-five pockets, it comes in dribs and drabs, in snatches."
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Poetry, Football, and the Spirits in the Sky— The performance will revolve around a sequence of 13 poems which range from intimate personal accounts to epic narratives of unearthly journeys.
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Can You Spell Revolution? An Interview with Canadian Author Matt Beam— My most significant achievement was believing in myself.
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Yoga, Meditation and the Voice of God: An Interview with Author and Spiritual Teacher Dr Susan Shumsky— "I spent 22 years in the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of Transcendental Meditation and guru of the Beatles and Deepak Chopra."
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Short, Sharp Sound-bites, Quick Fixes, and Children's Books: An Interview with Author Jean Ure— My only claim to significant achievement is the knowledge that I have, in a small way, enhanced the lives of several generations of children.
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The Intricate Relationship Between Writing and Painting: An Interview with Canadian Author Pascale Quiviger— Maybe a good translation is precisely one that doesn’t try to be an identical twin to the original text.
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Complicated, Dense and Mysterious Landscapes: An Interview with Canadian Author Carol Windley— "The stories in Home Schooling are darker, I think. I hope they're richer and more complex."
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Interview: Fame School Author Cindy Jefferies Chronicles Aspiring Pop Stars' Dreams— Jefferies says her personal experiences have given her a huge store of memories to draw on when she writes.
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Teaching, Writing and Romance: An Interview with Novelist Margaret Kaine— "I think my close contact, through teaching, with women of all ages and backgrounds has influenced my writing enormously."
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From Gritty Teen Scenes to Custody Scuffles: An Interview with Novelist Tabitha Suzuma— As she writes a new book for adults, emerging novelist Tabitha Suzuma is set to become one of the most influential writers for teenagers.
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It's Black Britain, but Not as We Know It! An Interview With Author Courttia Newland— I write to tell stories, to validate and chronicle our untold lives.
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'Sylvia Plath Had Me Firmly Hooked': An Interview with Poet, Short Story Writer and Novelist Emma Lee
— "Nothing beats seeing your name on the spine of a book."
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Interview with Author Lilian Masitera— She formulated a way through which the vertical angles of cones could be calculated, and contributed to "a landmark in the history of Zimbabwean literature."
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Rhythm, Reality and Children's Stories: An Interview with Author David Bedford— "I enjoyed writing about the emotions of fear and awkwardness that embarrassment can bring. I am using my own experiences as a guide!"
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An Interview with Author Irving Karchmar— ...
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Poetry, Justice and Migration: An Interview with Siobhan Logan— "I am interested in the way people have stories and myths in their heads and how they make themselves out of those stories."
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An Interview with Author James Buchanan— Why erotic gay romances? "Blunt answer: I like guys."
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An Interview with Author Lucy Caldwell— EDS Dylan Thomas Prize shortlisted writer talks about literature, identity, and the search for something to believe in.
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Life and the Choices People Make: An Interview with Novelist Jon McGregor— Jon McGregor's latest novel, So Many Ways to Begin, made it onto the 2006 Man Booker Prize longlist.
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Dark Places and Dangerous Human Beings: An Interview with Australian Novelist Emily Maguire— "Some who believe that I am not my characters will consider me a corrupt and possibly dangerous human being for having invented this stuff."
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Black Arts, Literature and Women‘s Issues: An Interview with Literary Activist Kadija Sesay— Sesay is founder and publisher of SABLE, a literary magazine which focuses on new writings by writers of African and Asian descent.
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Readers, Writers and Literary Competitions: An Interview with Man Booker Prize Administrator Ion Trewin— Trewin speaks about how the prize has managed to establish itself as one of the world's longest-running literary awards.
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Keeping It Real: An Interview with Romance Novelist Rebecca Goings
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Literature and Empowerment: An Interview with Literary Activist Steve Dearden— "Movement is good for writing and, of course, working with writers and readers is a great stimulant to writing."
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Making Things Personal: An Interview with Author and Magazine Editor Kerala Goodkin— "I think stories are one of the most effective ways to bridge divides and truly communicate with people."
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"Something Beautiful and Strong": Interview with Delia Jarrett-Macauley, Winner of Orwell Prize for Political Writing— "It is important to write... without footnoting, without patronizing and without debasing oneself to the level of meaningless generalizations."
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Writers, Readers, and High Street Shops: An Interview with Author Jay Mandal— Author Jay Mandal talks about his writing, his latest novel, the challenges emerging writers face, and how new technology is changing the publishing industry.
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