Abdulrazak Gurnah – How to write like a Nobel Prize winner

Abdulrazak Gurnah, author of 'Afterlives', discusses distractions, why reading is as important as writing, and needing blank walls

Eva Rice – Why characters decide how long they’re sticking around

Eva Rice, author of 'This Could Be Everything', explains why noise helps work, how characters decide when to appear, and how energy ebbs and flows

Sally Page – Successful debut author on why you should never give up on a book

Sally Page, author of 'The Keeper of Stories', talks about detailed research, the 'book club' genre, and how old work helps the future

Ava Glass – Thriller writer discusses getting to know spies

Ava Glass, author of 'The Chase', talks about unknown London, switching up timelines, and finding character through flashback

Gregg Hurwitz – New York Times Bestseller explains why fixing the small things takes care of the big stuff

Gregg Hurwitz, author of 'The Last Orphan', bestseller discusses diving into research, fixing the small things, and advice from James Patterson

Georgina Moore – Leave the plot time to think, it’ll sort itself out

Georgina Moore, author of 'The Garnett Girls', discusses making characters similar but different, how the plot sorts itself out, and why characters do their own thing