Silja Swaby, half Jamaican, half Finnish, is a marine biologist and author. Funded by Arts Council England, she has won competitions, and been placed in prizes and awards. She is working on a series of futuristic thrillers, featuring a female biologist whose quiet academic life takes a drastic turn. Silja has taken creative writing courses at Cambridge University and more recently Yale University, USA.

Silja tutors writers, gives workshops, and provides a critique service. She is happily unmarried and lives in deepest Somerset, UK.


Silja Swaby is pronounced Sil-yah Sway-bee.

October 30, 2008

Christopher Vogler

All I can say is read what this guy has written in The Writers' Journey - Third Edition. Suddenly the whole process and point character and storytelling makes sense, and I'm not even half way through it. It's inciteful to the nth degree. I'm only sorry I didn't find it sooner.

1 comment:

ed said...

I have bought this on your recommendation - should reach me just in time for the few days I'm taking off to (hopefully) do some serious writing. Looking forward to getting my hands on this, cheers for telling us about it!

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