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Gill Mann

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Memoir, Psychology, Nonfiction

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Gill Mann has always loved writing but has only recently considered publishing her work. She has had a long and varied career, starting her working life as a solicitor and becoming a partner in a law firm.

In her early forties she re-trained as a professional photographer, becoming an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society, before deciding to return to university when she was in her late forties to study for a Post-graduate Diploma and Masters degree in Psychodynamic Counselling. She now works as a therapist.

It is her interest in and understanding of people that informs her writing. She writes mainly from life but has more recently turned to fiction, starting work on a collection of short stories based on the theme of therapy.

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What books are on your summer reading list this year?

Gill Mann My favourite genres are memoir, writing from life and fiction; anything that explores what it is to be human. These are the books currently waiting fo…moreMy favourite genres are memoir, writing from life and fiction; anything that explores what it is to be human. These are the books currently waiting for me on my bedside table:

Real Life by Brandon Taylor
To Calais, In Ordinary Time by James Meek
Illyrian Spring by Ann Bridge
Coming Undone by Terry White
Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Explaining Humans by Dr Camilla Pang(less)

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Gill Mann - Read as much as you can and try to be a conscious reader, noticing what you think works and what doesn’t, and then trying to work out why. We can le…more- Read as much as you can and try to be a conscious reader, noticing what you think works and what doesn’t, and then trying to work out why. We can learn a great deal from other writers.

- Go on courses, join a writing group, and put your work up for critiquing. It’s terribly hard to hear criticism, especially if your writing feels very personal to you, but it will help you both to develop a thicker skin and to work out what advice to ignore and what to accept. Hearing other people’s views will, in time, help you to understand and gain confidence in your own voice and the things that matter to you.

- Stay true to yourself but also stay open to ideas. I have always written from life and have seen myself as a memoirist and non-fiction writer because I’m an observer rather than a creator. But when a member of my writing group challenged me to write a piece of fiction, I found it really inspiring to discover I could. As a result, I’ve completed a couple of short stories based on the theme of therapy and will go back to those in the future. (less)

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“Sadness seems to come in waves. Big rolling waves. I have no choice but to ride them.”
― Gill Mann, A Song Inside: A heartbreaking and uplifting memoir about love and loss

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“I want the sky to dim and the birds to fall silent. I want leaves to wither and fall to the ground. I want the world to acknowledge that everything has changed. Forever.”
― Gill Mann

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“Although life takes away it also continues
to give, if only we can allow it to.”
― Gill Mann, A Song Inside: A heartbreaking and uplifting memoir about love and loss

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“Life was never dull when you were around. It's going to be so quiet without you.”
― Gill Mann, A Song Inside: A heartbreaking and uplifting memoir about love and loss

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“I feel guilt and anger slip away as swiftly as the equatorial sun. And in their place comes sorrow.”
― Gill Mann, A Song Inside: A heartbreaking and uplifting memoir about love and loss

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“I know there is nothing to be gained in accumulating sticks with which to beat myself.”
― Gill Mann, A Song Inside: A heartbreaking and uplifting memoir about love and loss

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“Sadness seems to come in waves. Big rolling waves. I have no choice but to ride them.”
― Gill Mann, A Song Inside: A heartbreaking and uplifting memoir about love and loss

tags: a-song-inside, advice, grief, grief-quotes, healing-quotes, inspirational, loss, memoir, mental-health-quotes, psychology

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“Silence falls for a moment. And then the evening continues, as it must.”
― Gill Mann, A Song Inside: A heartbreaking and uplifting memoir about love and loss