London Writers' Salon

#217: Dawn O'Porter — Finding Your Voice, Writing as a Loyal Companion, Writing Memoir Without Exposing Others, and Success Beyond the Bank Balance

Episode Summary

Novelist, memoirist and broadcaster Dawn O'Porter on trusting her own voice, writing the book she had to get out of her system, drafting without a plan, protecting the people in her food memoir Hungry Eyes, and measuring success by what you create rather than what you earn.

Episode Notes

Novelist, memoirist and broadcaster Dawn O'Porter on trusting her own voice, writing the book she had to get out of her system, drafting without a plan, protecting the people in her food memoir Hungry Eyes, and measuring success by what you create rather than what you earn.

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About Dawn O'Porter

Dawn O'Porter is a bestselling novelist, memoirist, journalist and broadcaster. She is the author of several novels exploring female friendship, identity and the complexities of women's lives, including Paper Aeroplanes, The Cows, So Lucky, Cat Lady and Honeybee.

Her latest book, Hungry Eyes: A Memoir of Appetite, Ambition and the Odd Bag of Wotsits for Dinner, turns to nonfiction to explore food, memory, ambition and the experiences that have shaped her life.

Alongside her books, Dawn has written widely on feminism and women's lives and built a career spanning journalism, documentary filmmaking and television.