Manda Scott Interview: Writing & Thriving for Visionary Writers

Written By Sally-Shakti Willow

Manda Scott is the Sunday Times Bestselling Author of the Boudica series of books, founder and creator of the Thrutopian Masterclass, and host of the Accidental Gods podcast. .

In this interview, I speak to Manda about Writing, Thrutopia, and Narrative. We talk about her forthcoming new book, Any Human Power, available for pre-order now from September Publishing.

We also speak about how she was guided to write the Boudica books, and how she was supported by Spirit along the way.

More about Manda:
Born in Scotland at 318ppm CO2, Manda Scott has been a veterinary surgeon and is now a novelist, podcaster and regenerative smallholder. She’s host of the Accidental Gods podcast and co-creator of the Thrutopia Masterclass. In parallel, she’s been studying contemporary shamanic practice for over forty years and teaching it for twenty. She lives with her wife on a smallholding in the borderlands between England and Wales.

You can find out more about Manda Scott in these places:
https://accidentalgods.life
https://thrutopia.life
https://mandascott.co.uk
https://dreamingawake.co.uk

And you can PRE-ORDER Any Human Power NOW: https://linktr.ee/anyhumanpower

Sally-Shakti Willow

Writing my PhD in Utopian Poetics showed me what it means to be a writer. I wrote four books of poetry and a 50,000 word thesis, and I started journaling as a way to ground and heal myself.

While I was studying, I also wrote and maintained the Contemporary Small Press website, writing regular reviews of new fiction and poetry published by small presses. I was on the judging panel for the 2018 Republic of Consciousness Prize for literary fiction from the small presses. So I was reading a lot of great writing too. And I co-developed and taught a series of workshops called WELLBEING WHILE WRITING for doctoral researchers at the University of Westminster.

WELLBEING WHILE WRITING used practical techniques from Creative Writing pedagogy to support PhD students of all disciplines with the work of WRITING their thesis. I also used my knowledge and experience of yoga and meditation to provide MOVING & BREATHING FOR WELLBEING workshops to graduate students at the University.

I’ve been teaching English since 2004 and I’ve been teaching Creative Writing at the University of Westminster since 2017.

https://www.writingthriving.com
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