HOW TO BE A WRITER
AUTHORS TELL THE TRUTH - A SERIES
Wednesdays 8-9pm // begins 29th Oct //
£10 per session or £40 for all 5
I have been obsessed with writers since I first heard of Carrie Bradshaw when I was 13. It felt like the most magical, mysterious and cool job a metropolitan girl like me could have. It was always an enigma, a golden ticket, a special person card carrying club. And well, I still think it is.
The publishing world is wildly different from what I imagined and getting a book published isn’t as simple as thinking it should be. Who would have thought? My own journey of not getting a book published (yet) has taught me lesson upon lesson. But the five authors I’m inviting to talk to us have so much enriching and enlightening experience to share about their writing and book publishing journeys. This is an opportunity to hear the behind the scenes truth and ask the questions you want answering.
Who is it for?
All curious nosey aspirational and interested people. You can come to simply listen and learn or with a list of questions.
AUTHORS AND DATES
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Dorothy Herson / 29th October
How to navigate literary agents, publication submissions and self-publishing without having (too much) of a nervous breakdown
Dorothy author of The Rag Doll Contract is obsessed with Sausage Dogs, existential crises induced by dating and and pretending she’s in a Wes Anderson montage every time it rains.
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Hannah Beer / **Monday 17th November
Fighting the fear - the second book challenge.
Hannah is the author of I Make My Own Fun, a book she wrote to exorcise her own obsession with celebrity culture. She is now working on her second novel. She enjoys chocolate buttons, swimming in the sea and drinking no more than one dirty martini.
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Emily Ostlere / 12th November
On giving your writing oxygen, creating community, building an audience and getting that book deal
Emily’s debut novel I’M NOT NORMALLY LIKE THIS is scheduled for release in the UK and US in Spring 2027 with Borough press and William Morrow at HarperCollins. She writes about love, attachment and therapy and likes tea, voicenotes and small plate dates.
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Rosie Price / 19th November
Navigating self doubt and writing personal experiences with both authenticity and creativity.
Rosie wrote What Red Was and The Orange Room and likes boxing, Terry Pratchett and apple-based desserts.
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HARRIET GIBSONE / 26th November
On memoir and writing about shameful things.
Harriet Gibsone wrote the memoir Is This Ok? She likes acidic food and drink, paddlebording and voyeurism (non sexual).