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of a public domain work. Is this a healthy practice?Gareth Barsby

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Tim Burton’s latest makes us consider the literary sequel

Automated Alice

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

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“The aspiring writer has likely have been spurred into writing by a fa-vourite novel, and if that novel has no sequel, they may be impulsed to write their own.”

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The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse NovellaStephanie Meyer5th June

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Play to KillPJ Tracy29th April

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CELLAR DOOR OPEN FLOOR POETRY NIGHT

An interview with the writer of Gilgamesh and Bless the Thief, and a professor of Creative Writing

Gareth Barsby

Curved Light, Bless the Thief, Sylvie’s Riddle, Gilgamesh,

Writing Fiction.

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So what led you to pursue crea-tive writing?

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I’m particularly interested in your Gilgamesh story. Where did you get the idea for that?

Silent Conversations, Gilgamesh

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Grendel Beowulf

Writing Fiction.

So, Writing Fiction, what was that like?

So how do you push yourself to complete a work?

Wall’s take on the earliest story

Any works of yours you’re not proud of?

Any tips for aspiring writers?

Every writer wants to write about the past, but what do they need to know when embarking upon that task?

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