Magnificent Midlife

An interview with Julie Owen Moylan, a writer whose short stories and articles have appeared in the Welsh Review, Horizon Literary Review and The Voice of Women in Wales Anthology. She’s also won awards for her films and has a massive following on Twitter! We talk all things writing, inspiration and finding one’s authentic voice. There’s lots of laughter here. We talk about: How Julie came to be writing her first novel at nearly 60 Following her dream of becoming a writer Her midlife excavation process How she got started writing seriously Finding the motivation to keep going The excitement of being spotted by a literary agent Making the most of our precious heartbeats Becoming more creative as we age How Julie writes and developed the story for the book The magic on days when the story just flows Julie’s belief that somewhere in the ether the book exists and her job is to transmit it The importance of just turning up to write and getting in the right mood Finding ways to take the pressure to perform off one