🎙INTERVIEW: The Craft of Literary Fiction and Navigating the Publishing Industry w/ Author & Editor Niamh Mulvey
​** This is a LIVE interview with author Niamh Mulvey about the craft of writing and reality of building a writing career. Attendees will be sent a recording after the interview. **
​How can we craft compelling literary fiction? How does an editor approach writing a novel?
​Niamh Mulvey is an acclaimed author, editor, and writing coach. Her debut novel, The Amendments, delves into the lives of three generations of women. It’s an extraordinary novel about love and freedom, belonging and rebellion—and about how our past is a vital presence that sits alongside us.
​Join us for a conversation with Niamh as we discuss how she crafted The Amendments and what she’s learned from her experiences in the publishing industry as both an author and an editor.Â
​We’ll also discuss:
​Insights from her role as an editor at Hachette
​Transitioning from a short story collection to writing a novel
​Exploring themes in The Amendments
​Overcoming rejection and her path to publication after submitting two novels
​The realities of freelancing as an editorÂ
​About Niamh Mulvey
​Niamh Mulvey is from Kilkenny, Ireland. Her short fiction has been published in The Stinging Fly, Banshee and Southword and was shortlisted for the Seán O’Faoláin Prize for Short Fiction 2020. The Amendments is her first novel.
​Your London Writers' Salon Hosts:
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​Parul Bavishi and Matt Trinetti are the co-founders of the London Writers' Salon, creators of the webby-nominated Writers' Hour daily writing sessions, and hosts of the London Writers' Salon podcast.
​Parul Bavishi has been an editor for over a decade. In addition to running LWS she helps thriller, YA and non-fiction writers level up their craft and get published. She writes and edits for the Story Grid. She has worked as an editor and literary scout at Random House, Quercus & Eccles Fisher. She analyses TV hit shows (Killing Eve, Ozark, Game of Thrones) on the Story Grid Showrunners Podcast.
​Matt Trinetti is a writer, publisher, TEDx speaker, and facilitator. In addition to running LWS, Matt designs programs to help unfulfilled professionals pursue creative work, start businesses, and reinvent their careers. Matt's work has appeared in Quartz, Observer, Creative Mornings, and on his blog GiveLiveExplore.
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