The Writing Life

Exploring Themes Through Characters: Ayobami Adebayo


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Flo talks to Ayobami Adebayo about the writing of her debut novel Stay With Me, in particular focusing on the creation of the characters.
Meanwhile, we introduce our new online courses! These can be found at https://courses.nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk and include lots of free courses packed full of practical writing tips.
Hosted by Simon Jones and Steph McKenna.
Find out more about what we do: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk
Music by Bennet Maples.
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