‘I follow her behind, as a bridesmaid…’

This week, Sally is preparing to travel. To do so, she goes on an imaginative journey with her character, Mrs Parnell, the centrepiece of her forthcoming book of the same name. Listen for a meditation on routine, intimacy, and the journeys, real and imagined, that make up our days.

The wonderful piano music in the closing section is ‘Scorpio’, by Paul Seba. More on Paul and his work can be found here.

This episode was edited and produced by James Bowen.

Special thanks to Andrew Smith, Violet Henderson, Kris Dyer, and Maeve Magnus.

‘Conduct had kept chaos at bay.’

This week, we join Sally once again at work on her next novel, Mrs Parnell, making use of Shirley Hazzard’s The Great Fire (2003) and trying to ignore a mounting number of distractions. Listen for reflections on the embodied nature of the writing ritual, and the process of developing intimacy with character.

This episode was edited and produced by James Bowen.

Special thanks to Andrew Smith, Violet Henderson, Kris Dyer, and Maeve Magnus.

‘Keep your threads firmly tied together…’

This week, we conclude our episode on paragraphs and the writing process. Listen for an insight into Sally’s process of expanding her narratives from the visual towards the historical and biographical, continuing to consider Transit in Venus.

This episode was edited and produced by James Bowen.

Special thanks to Andrew Smith, Violet Henderson, Kris Dyer, and Maeve Magnus.