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What Would A Woman Do To An Unconscious Man If She Thought No-One Would Find Out?
I’ve been thinking about this a lot over the course of the trial of Dominique Pelicot and his fellow accused: what would a woman do to an unconscious…
Dec 20, 2024
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Sep 16, 2024
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The Imposter – Chapter Twenty-One
In 2021, my novel, The Imposter, was published by Pan Macmillan in the UK.
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Staying Sane in an Insane World
What is sanity and what is madness?
Jan 14
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🎵On The Twelfth Day of Christmas...
The writing advice Rachel Clarke gave to me
Jan 5
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Feminist Essay Club #4
Last week, we gathered for our fourth White Ink feminist essay club.
Dec 10, 2025
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Join November's Feminist Essay Club
It’s back!
Nov 17, 2025
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"There Are Always Two Sides"
What is it about women speaking up about men’s bad behaviour that makes people feel so uncomfortable?
Oct 29, 2025
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My Dog Has More Rights Than A Woman
This time last year, I was sleeping on the sofa, my Labrador, Tilki, had just given birth to seven puppies and she was sleeping in a pen in the living…
Oct 1, 2025
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"Cheer Up, Luv"
I was talking to a friend yesterday who had a meeting with her publisher.
Sep 18, 2025
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🎵On The Eleventh Day of Christmas...
The writing advice Susanna Crossman gave to me
Jan 4
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🎵On The Tenth Day of Christmas...
The writing advice Lily Dunn gave to me
Jan 3
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🎵On The Ninth Day of Christmas
The writing advice Mark Diacono gave to me...
Jan 2
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🎵On The Eighth Day of Christmas...
The writing advice Kate Clanchy gave to me
Jan 1
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🎵On The Seventh Day Of Christmas…
The writing advice Naomi Alderman gave to me
Dec 31, 2025
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🎵On The Sixth Day Of Christmas...
The writing advice Claire Fuller gave to me
Dec 30, 2025
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🎵On The Fifth Day of Christmas…
The writing advice Ian Leslie gave to me
Dec 29, 2025
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🎵On The Fourth Day of Christmas…
The writing advice Lucy Rose gave to me
Dec 28, 2025
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Sunday Shelfie
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Sunday Shelfie with Andreina Cordani
This week’s author is an old friend of White Ink.
Dec 14, 2025
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Sunday Shelfie with Jo Thompson
Happy Sunday, though not a very happy one where I am as we have not a drip of water coming from our taps across most of our town, and all the neighbours…
Nov 30, 2025
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Sunday Shelfie with Alexander Larman
It is always so hard to get male authors to agree to grace the pages of White Ink.
Nov 16, 2025
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Sunday Shelfie with India Knight
Regular subscribers to White Ink will know that Sunday Shelfie is our biweekly chance to browse the bookshelves of some of our favourite authors.
Oct 26, 2025
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Sunday Shelfie with Lindsey Tramuta
This morning I woke up to three things: a dog on my right, a cat on my left, and a notification in Substack from one of my subscribers demanding today’s…
Oct 12, 2025
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