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Sue Turbett


The Writing Residency
When I found out I had been chosen for a writing residency at the prestigious Tyrone Guthrie Centre, I squealed with delight. Located at...
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Aug 15, 20251 min read


The Radio Interview
I have to admit that despite years of working in BBC Radio 4, and conducting hundreds of interviews myself, when it came to being the...
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Dec 9, 20241 min read


The newspaper article
In a test of my nascent marketing skills I challenged myself to get a newspaper article printed. I contacted my local paper and sent them...
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Sep 23, 20241 min read


The Book Club
I found writing my book was a deeply personal and solitary journey. Hours and hours and hours of sitting alone, living out the plot in my...
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Aug 9, 20241 min read


The Literary Festival
What's it like to take part in a Literary Festival as a debut author? Daunting, would be the first word that comes to mind, particularly...
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Jul 8, 20242 min read


The Bookshop
A couple of months ago, ‘Book’ in Leighton Buzzard, a beautiful, small, independent bookshop invited me to join their monthly Thursday...
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May 5, 20242 min read


I hate clichés but ... dreams can come true
In the spring of 2020, about 18 months after I started writing my first novel, I thought I had pretty much finished. How embarrassing eh?...
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Apr 16, 20242 min read
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