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'Cages': A Review
Don’t get me wrong. ‘Cages’ is certainly a visual feast, and a triumph of innovation. It cost millions to put together, and it is...
Tansy Hawksley
Oct 30, 20226 min read
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Seasonal dating disasters
Here’s a Christmas story for you, as I know you’ll be missing them right now: A few years ago, the funeral of my friend Danny’s father....
Tansy Hawksley
Dec 19, 20204 min read
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A socially distanced funeral
There is a metaphor for grief – I didn’t come up with it, but it’s a good one: a ball in a box, bouncing around constantly and hitting...
Tansy Hawksley
Nov 1, 20206 min read
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In Cold Water
I wrote this a while ago. Although activities will be altered by the current lockdown, they will not be curtailed. During my first...
Tansy Hawksley
Nov 1, 20205 min read
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What is being asked of us?
But a lot of how you face this pandemic and the lockdown that goes with it – the removal of most distractions and most companionship for an
Tansy Hawksley
Apr 24, 20206 min read
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On Money
In recent weeks many nations have done the unthinkable. Closed their borders, repatriated their citizens, revoked the most basic of human ri
Tansy Hawksley
Apr 11, 20208 min read
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On Isolation
In January, after three hours on a bus journey that should have taken one, standing up most of the way and nose-to-armpit with stinking fart
Tansy Hawksley
Apr 4, 20206 min read
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Can you get arrested for cruelty to fictional characters?
Like everyone I've ever met, I have favourites. There are some people I like more than others. It might be their sense of humour, their enth
Tansy Hawksley
Feb 21, 20202 min read
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This is hard: on grief, love, and writing
Being English, I shy away from sharing personal stuff, but this is so big and so deep that it is at the heart of my life right now, so...
Tansy Hawksley
Dec 20, 20196 min read
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On gammon, incels and snowflakes
Getting your words out there puts you in the firing line, as you'll know if you've ever posted (or even merely replied to a post) on Twitter
Tansy Hawksley
Nov 20, 20194 min read
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How much research is too much research?
'Write what you know,' we are advised. You will interest readers by giving them an insight into your culture. You have a unique understandin
Tansy Hawksley
Nov 10, 20193 min read
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Method Writing: is it worth trying things out?
It's my belief that, if it's possible and passes a risk assessment, you should experience the sensual aspect of the things you are writing a
Tansy Hawksley
Sep 30, 20193 min read
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Should I do an MA in Creative Writing?
If you've reached this page it's because you've googled 'should I do an MA in Creative Writing'. (Perhaps you didn't use Google. Maybe...
Tansy Hawksley
Sep 11, 20193 min read
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When to listen to advice, and when to just Be You
Writing fiction is the form of art in which you put yourself on the line most. Musicians hide behind an instrument; songwriters can...
Tansy Hawksley
Sep 4, 20194 min read
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What kind of a writer are you?
You may be wondering, at this stage in your career, what kind of writing suits you best. Are you a novelist or is the short story more...
Tansy Hawksley
Sep 1, 20193 min read
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A (not remotely apologetic) word of apology about geography
Place: I appreciate that not everyone lives in London. For almost half of my life, I didn't either and frankly, I loved it up in the...
Tansy Hawksley
Aug 31, 20191 min read
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Booze and other general mayhem as a writing aid
Some years ago I went on my first writing retreat. It was bucolic, inspirational, and led to some interesting connections. And what I...
Tansy Hawksley
Jun 1, 20193 min read
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