by Lily Dunn | May 1, 2022 | Blog
I was very lucky to have a chat with Julia Bell, who runs the MA in Creative Writing at Birkbeck, University of London, about the important relationship of mentor with memoirist. Julia was also my supervisor on my PhD, and just as I submit my final thesis, we reflect...
by Lily Dunn | Jan 24, 2022 | Blog
It’s been a busy couple of weeks. The thing about being published in March, is that a lot of the build up happens say six months before publication – you have the publicity meeting; you write some pitches; the proof copies go out – and because this...
by Lily Dunn | Dec 4, 2021 | Blog
This was by far my favourite tweet of the week, and it made me reflect again on the importance of character in memoir, and how so much hinges on it! Mary Karr writes a whole chapter on the importance of voice in The Art of Memoir, with its genius title, ‘A Voice...
