S8E1 One Moment: Becky Hunter on the strength we find in grief

“It’s that question ‘What if?’ ‘What if I had done this differently?’ And it's something I'm really obsessed with in my own life.”

The death of a main character is often a controversial and difficult moment in any work of literature - but what if it happens in the first few pages?

Stirred by her own experiences of losing a close friend far too soon, Becky Hunter’s debut novel One Moment sees death not as the end, but as the beginning. After a tragic opening, Scarlett watches down on her best friend Evie, as she wrestles with and comes to terms with her death.

In this episode, you will learn:

• How writing can help us process grief, and gain strength from it.
• To feel empowered to break writing conventions.
• Why getting an agent does not guarantee success.

Find out more about Becky here.

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