HeyJaredThe Truth about Fiction
Tune in for insights, reflections and diversions about the business of writing and being published. Join Lynn Michell, author of fiction and non-fiction and proprietor of Linen Press, in conversation with Derek Thompson, serial author and occasional gag writer, as they chat…
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Episode 33 - Life Writing (opens the original)
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This time Derek chats with Nancy Thompson (no relation!) about life writing and how she came to her book, living in a commune as a child, reclaiming a narrative, and the importance of perspectives - on and off the page. There are also insights about attitudes to fiction, reflections on encountering prejudice, amnd some great book recommendations. Nancy's substack, Child of the Commune, is here: https://nancythompson731.substack.com/ * The author we couldn't think of is Colum McCann. (All I knew
Episode 32 - Continuity (opens the original)
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Another short one, so grab a cuppa and a biscuit. It's all change for the podcast, and my Thomas Bladen spy series; but it's also business as usual.
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