The Choreography of Writing

The Choreography of Writing

Update: 2025-11-16
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‘A kind of choreography of intimacy, which I return to again and again…’


This week, we join Sally on a cold winter’s morning, as she tries to settle into the rhythm of the day and develop an image from her forthcoming work, Mrs Parnell. Listen for reflections on the writing life, and the development of character from everyday scenes, via the life and work of Katherine Mansfield and Arundhati Roy.


This episode was edited and produced by James Bowen.


Special thanks to Andrew Smith, Violet Henderson, Kris Dyer, and Maeve Magnus.

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The Choreography of Writing

The Choreography of Writing

Sally Bayley, Andrew Smith