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.
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.
August 17, 2012
Fifty Shades of Grey
Watching the TV programme on the publishing phenomenon that is Fifty Shades of Grey, I was fascintated to hear the (somewhat mixed) views of writers, journalists and celebrities like Kathy Lette, Rachel Johnson, and Jilly Cooper. Most gripping was EL James herself. OK so maybe she was told not to dress up and showing up in a dominatrix outfit wouldn't have been appropriate, but I live in admiration of authors who go on TV looking dead casual. I don't think she'd even had her hair done. Now I think JK Rowling has it right with her smart-casual look. So from what I've gleaned so far, appearing like you haven't tried too hard is tough to achieve but definitely the way to go.
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Showing up in a dominatrix outfit - now that really would have caused a stir! I'd have loved it if she did mind :-)
Maybe we all should!
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