Am taking heart watching the BBC series โJane Austen: Rise of a Geniusโ. I didnโt realise it took her 17 years, connections and alleged bribery to get โSense & Sensibilityโ publishedโฆ
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โThings are definitely opening upโ: the rise of older female writers. Quoted here because I feel strongly that diversity is also about age (and opportunity, etc) letโs celebrate experienced voices even more. https://t.co/aSuLcQ5QIE
When I was first writing Derry Girls I asked people I grew up with to send me photographs that might help me rebuild the past. My friend Laura sent me this. Look in the corner. Incredible #DerryGirls
What sort of thing did Australians expect to find in England? ๐
#OnThisDay 1961: Alan Whicker interviewed some Aussies just before they set sail from Melbourne to Essex.
Might put this on a post-it above my desk:
โThe most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shock-proof, shit detector.โ โErnest Hemingway
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Now have Olivia's "Magic" on a loop in my head. #OliviaNewtonJohn ๐จ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐บ๐ข
https://t.co/VtGsrxJlsX via @YouTube