AL Kennedy on spending time with a Harris hawk; thanks to the man who decorated her mother’s bathroom who was also a falconer: “I have no idea if or when I will make use of Mr Hawk, but he will have rattled something somewhere which will eventually rattle something else and meanwhile it was a blast to meet him.”
[from ‘On Writing’ by AL Kennedy]

[photo: a-l-kennedy.co.uk]
Researching becomes enjoyable; a treat, even. Surely this is reflected on the page when the experience finds its way into one of her books.
See how these other authors write:-
Sara Baume, on the panic of answering PR questions
AJ Pearce, on immersing herself in the 1940s
Why George Saunders believes irregular habits avoid blandness
Read my reviews of Day, Serious Sweet and All the Rage, by AL Kennedy.
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