Blog I Pippa Beecheno I Author

Introducing hope: challenging history in A THIN SHEET OF GLASS

In my grandfather’s account of his sister’s life, he continually returns to the question: why did this happen? Could she have recovered...

The writing mum - creative parenting and how to find time!

Motherhood and creative writing – finding a balance Afternoon nap. Bliss. No, not me – my two-year-old bouncy, babbling, bright and...

Schizophrenia – scattered mind: writing about mental illness

Mental health - treatment and stigma, 1940-1991: A plea for vigilance Back in the 1940's, my great-aunt Jane’s hospital, St Andrews,...

On the verge of publication - an author’s guide to criticism and reviews

(Note from Pippa Beecheno to herself before publishing, ‘A Thin Sheet of Glass’) It’s publication day. Your novel is out in the open....

‘Loosely based on real life’ - How to turn fact into fiction

You’re a writer with a personal story to tell, only it is not your own. You sift through boxes of private letters written decades before...

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