Matt Wesolowski is the author behind Six Stories and Hydra. In today’s episode we talk to him about the notion of ‘hybrid writing’ – incorporating other forms such as podcasts, emails and Reddit threads into novels. Also discussed: pink glue sticks.
Hosted by Simon Jones, writer and Digital Marketing Manager at the National Centre for Writing.
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Matt’s blog post about ‘hybrid writing’
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