Gilly Goldsworthy

After a lifetime of wanting to, Gilly put aside her fears and picked up the pen seven years ago. She studied creative writing with both the Open University and the Open College of the Arts, but believes that the only real way to learn to write, is to write. So she writes short stories, and has a real passion for travel writing. She has been working on her first novel, a contemporary version of an African myth, for quite some time. Gilly loves observing people and places, rarely missing a detail, either with her eyes or her camera. She blogs at Lucid Gypsy, where she regularly uses her own photos to inspire her poetry, including the Japanese short forms of haiku and tanka.

Credentials

Gilly Goldsworthy in 60 seconds

When did you start writing?

Exeter, UK

What do you love about Short Stories?

I like to be able to leave my readers wondering instead of giving all the answers

Do you write in other forms?

Poetry, travel and one day my first novel will be complete

What distracts you from writing?

Having to work the 9-5!

Outside of writing, what are your other passions?

Reading of course, photography, travel and my family

What is your favourite book?

A Fine Balance

Who are your favourite writers?

Rohinton Mistry, Clarissa Pinkola Estes and Salman Rushdie

Where is your dream location?

Mali

What one item would you put into Room 101?

Rudeness

Do you have any advice for new writers?

Write it anyway, and read, read, read.