Ian Russell McEwan (born 21 June 1948) is an English novelist and screenwriter. Writing Routine I’m pretty obsessive once I get going. I tend to throw everything at it, and I’m generally rather happy if I’m making progress of 450 to 500 words a day. I work from 9:30 in

Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author, screenwriter, essayist, humorist, satirist and dramatist. Writing tips Adams once wrote this “General Note” to himself, apparently to be read and re-read when the going got tough: Writing isn’t so bad really when you get through

Waris Dirie (born in 1965) is a Somali model, author, actress and human rights activist in the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). At the age of five years, she suffered the inhumane procedure of female genital mutilation. This terrible crime against women is practiced worldwide by Muslims and Christians.