Ms Tremain, 69, is the first writer, the first woman and the first UEA graduate to take on the role.

BBC: Rose Tremain

As for the pretty younger woman, that's where writer-director Scott Cooper's otherwise bull-free first feature, based on a novel by Thomas Cobb, goes soft.

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Closer to home, the young woman's sorority announced late Wednesday that it has "accepted the resignation" of the writer. (Note: The writer has been identified online, but CNN Tech is not doing so here).

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As in the novel, the writer (Guillaume Depardieu) is haunted by visions of a dark, haggard, witchy woman (Katerina Golubeva), who soon turns up and claims, on persuasive evidence, to be his half sister.

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In the article, Lawrence reprimands a fellow writer for regarding a beautiful woman as "a piece of lurid meat".

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The comedian is said to have dated another married woman, Jennifer Crittenden, a writer on his nine-season show.

CNN: Showbuzz

After years of wishing to be a writer, Betsy decided to start documenting her musings on career, fashion and the millennial woman in a blog titled, Eastside Career Chic.

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"People think that if you give the girl a gun, suddenly she's a strong woman, " said Silvia Moreno-Garcia, a fantasy writer.

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Based on an English novel by famous Indian writer RK Narayan, Guide is the story of a tourist guide who falls in love with a married woman.

BBC: Filmmaker Vijay Anand