🎙 INTERVIEW: Living & Writing on Your Terms: In Conversation w/ Nicola Slawson
​** This is a LIVE interview with author Nicola Slawson about the craft of writing and reality of building a writing career. Attendees will be sent a recording after the interview. **
​How do you turn a newsletter into simultaneous book deals in the UK and US? What does it take to build a thriving creative career on your own terms?
​Nicola Slawson’s writing journey is a testament to resilience, creativity, and the power of owning your story. From launching her award-winning newsletter The Single Supplement with zero mailing list to securing simultaneous book deals and carving out a multifaceted freelance journalism career, Nicola’s story offers inspiration and practical advice for writers at every stage.
​In her forthcoming book, Single: Living a Complete Life on Your Own Terms, Nicola shares her personal journey and the stories of others to explore the realities of single life. From navigating friendships and societal stigma to embracing freedom, self-reliance, and joy, this book offers wisdom and inspiration for anyone—whether they’re single by choice or circumstance, temporarily or long term.
​Join us for a conversation with Nicola as we explore the journey from newsletter to book deal, the creative power of embracing your unique story, and the realities of building a writing career on your own terms.
​We’ll also explore:Â
​How Nicola grew The Single Supplement into a cult newsletterÂ
​The unique joys and challenges of being single as a writerÂ
​Nicola’s experience navigating the writing, editing, and publishing her first book
​Balancing freelance journalism, newsletters, and book writing
​Her insights on launching a book while navigating life changes, including motherhood
​About Nicola Slawson
​Nicola Slawson is the creator of the cult newsletter The Single Supplement. She is passionate about telling human stories—other people’s and her own—and is a freelance journalist, writer, and public speaker.Â
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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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