Performed by Becky Shrimpton
Get to know the writer:
What is your novel about?
– The novel is about my early childhood, being bought up in council care, through to modern day
What genres would you say this novel is in?
– Memoir
How would you describe this story in two words?
– Helping Others
What movie have you seen the most in your life?
– Great Expectations
What is your favorite song? (Or, what song have you listened to the most times in your life?)
– Brothers in Arms (Dire Straits)
Do you have an all-time favorite novel?
– The Grass Arena (John Healy)
What motivated you to write this story?
– Close friend encouraged
If you could have dinner with one person (dead or alive), who would that be?
– My Father
Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?
– My Dog
What influenced you to enter your story to get performed?
– Goodreads
Any advice or tips you’d like to pass on to other writers?
– Don’t rush – Read through – leave it alone for 2 months, then re-visit & revise – Do the same again for another 8 weeks – Edit, Edit, & Edit – get it proof read & re-visit again
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Director/Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com
Editor: John Johnson
Camera Operator: Kierston Drier
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
WILDsound Writing Festival 