Author Archive: Natacha Tormey
Writing About History: Truth or Dare
I was recently confronted by a reader, who took it upon herself to inform me that the main character in chapter 1 of my book, ‘Cults: A Bloodstained History’, did not exist. ‘Everyone knows that Joshua is a mythical character’, she scoffed at me. As if that was not enough, she went on to verbally […]
Why The Term Misery Memoir Offends Me
I may as well start off bluntly. I simply hate the words ‘misery memoir’. I can recall the first time I heard it. I was speaking to a sales account manager at a well known publishing house in London and she used those words in reference to my book. They were one of three publishers […]
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