Craig Taylor, Author at Five Dials

Writing tips for May, 2020

Living is tough at the moment, and writing about life is no easier. These days our great challenge is finding ways to refrain from touching our faces, but if yo... Read more

On 50

by Craig Taylor

Five Dials began just over a decade ago. From the start, we were forced to adapt. After all, if the banks were collapsing around us, what sort of life span coul... Read more

Restless Momentum

Craig Taylor writes a letter to Margaux Williamson

Dear Margaux, Your painting is a permanent presence in my life, and I don’t mean I carry it with me from place to place. I glance at it throughout the day. I... Read more

A Guide for Writers Planning on Taking Up Residence at Shakespeare and Company in Paris

by Craig Taylor

'You’ll understand you won’t get this soft bed for ever. Even the best Tumbleweeds can’t own their patches. There’s only one way, eventually, to achieve permanence in this place.'