‘What draws writers to memoir might be having a story from life that won’t let you go, something that lodges in the imagination.’
‘I think finding peace is very different to fueling a vendetta.’
‘I’m always left haunted by the feeling that anyone – the teenage girls on my bus, my elderly neighbour, I, myself – might be capable of murder if the circumstances were right.’
Ahead of her six-week course, From First Draft to Polished Manuscript, we spoke to longtime publisher and editor Linda Funnell about perfecting a manuscript and getting your work out there.
”If you are professional, reliable, easy to work with and make your editor’s life easier, you can make a very good living doing what you love from home and in the hours that suit you. I wouldn’t trade it for any in-house job.’
”I think all essays are ‘personal’ to the extent that an essay is, among other things, a reflection of the writer’s mode of thinking and an enquiry into their interests. ‘
Ahead of her two courses at the centre, we spoke to Aleesah Darlison about writing children’s books and promoting your work as an author.
‘Humour is a brilliant tool for a writer. It has the power to draw the reader in and soften the blow. It’s subversive.’
This month’s Spotlight On features Barrie Seppings, debut author of ShelfLife, a ‘fast, fun, slick’ satire of start-up culture and digital nomads.
