Archive - Catrin Lawrence

How to Make Your Main Character Stand Out

There’s a worrying trend I’ve noticed when I’ve gone digging in the trenches of Goodreads.

Aug 22 •

Catrin Lawrence

The Marks and Spencer ‘Incident’ Marks a Terrifying Turn in Anti-Trans Hysteria

Who Gets to Exist in Public?

Aug 15 •

Catrin Lawrence

Once, a bear and a wanderer walked the same path.

Aug 8 •

Catrin Lawrence

A Modest Proposal

This story was first published in Cheval 12 (Parthian Books, 2019).

Aug 1 •

Catrin Lawrence

July 2025

Write Better Villains with Hot Fuzz

No luck writing them killers, then?

Jul 28 •

Catrin Lawrence

This Vanity Fair Article Made Me Think Differently About Writer’s Block

One of my guilty pleasures is the glossies – Tatler, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and, importantly for today, Vanity Fair. When I visited New Zealand recently…

Jul 21 •

Catrin Lawrence

June 2025

The Five Endings of "Bones of Saint Dyfrig, How Shall I Die?"

Six hundred-words, five attempts

Jun 25 •

Catrin Lawrence

May 2025

Breaking Her Silence

June: Voice of a Silent Twin (BBC Radio Wales, 2023-2024)

May 16 •

Catrin Lawrence

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