S6: E1 - Sam Beckbessinger - Female friendship, fiction writing, and the freedom of living somewhere new

OCT 22, 202360 MIN
Living While Feminist

S6: E1 - Sam Beckbessinger - Female friendship, fiction writing, and the freedom of living somewhere new

OCT 22, 202360 MIN

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<p>Today on the podcast I’m talking with <strong>Sam Beckbessinger</strong>. </p> <p>I had the pleasure of talking to Sam in December 2020 for Season 1 about <em>How to Manage your Money like a Fucking Grown-up</em>, and we talked all things money from a feminist perspective. So, if you haven’t yet listened to that episode, go back, and download it now.  </p> <p>Since I last spoke to Sam her writing career has gone from strength to strength and has taken many forms. Her interactive story about climate change, <em>Survive the Century</em>, was featured in New Scientist and Gizmodo. She also writes a very interesting newsletter which is always full of stimulating ideas. </p> <p>Sam is also an associate lecturer in the MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University in the UK where she’s sharing her hard-earned knowledge and talent with other writers.</p> <p>If that doesn’t sound impressive enough, just this year she has released not one but two books which we’ll be talking about today – <em>Girls of Little Hope</em>, a novel written with Dale Halvorsen, about two missing girls who come back, changed. And <em>Moving to the UK: A Concise Guide for South Africans,</em> which is a practical guide for moving across the world without losing your mind.</p> <p>Taking a look at Sam’s Projects page on her website also makes me feel inspired. She’s working on another novel and two super-top-secret TV shows. </p> <p>So today I’ll be talking with Sam about all things writing and what she’s got up her sleeve next. </p>