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What a fabulous final SWF session for me yesterday - Hilary Mantel interviewed by Jonathan Green! A quick thread of some of the points which came up during the discussion:
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Cromwell was always at the heart of Wolf Hall, from its conception - the story of a man rising from obscurity to great power based only on personal magnetism and the force of his personality.
Making him likeable by bringing out his dry warmth and humour helps the reader to identify with him all the way through. This allows them to stay in the moment with him and feel it's all there to play for, all over again.
Owning Your Story with Evelyn Araluen, Omar Sakr, Shirley Le, Stephen Pham, Monikka Ellah and Winnie Dunn
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THREAD: I'd intended to live tweet this #SWF18 panel, but couldn't get decent reception in the space, which is a shame. It was fantastic, such a joy to listen to these @sweatshopws members talk about their practice and stories.
Buuut then a WW asked a question in the last 5 mins
Buuut then a WW asked a question in the last 5 mins
At some point during the panel the word ‘shit’ was used to describe the fundamental way most people are by a panellist, in context of a quote by Jenny Zhang about good intentions causing harm and Omar’s interest in the idea of people being obsession with good endings
