Writing Lessons: Responding to Noise and Sound

‘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.