Pippa Beecheno
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...
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Pippa Beecheno
- May 22, 2018
- 3 min
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...
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Pippa Beecheno
- Apr 18, 2018
- 3 min
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,...
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Pippa Beecheno
- Mar 21, 2018
- 3 min
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....
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Pippa Beecheno
- Mar 12, 2018
- 3 min
‘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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