truthuniversallyacknowledgedzine:Artist Spotlight (2/?)Next up in our artist spotlight series is wri
truthuniversallyacknowledgedzine:Artist Spotlight (2/?)Next up in our artist spotlight series is writer, Victoria Audley! Q: Hello! Would you like to start off by introducing yourself?A: I’m Victoria Audley, and I am based in northeast England. I studied philosophy and museum education, so naturally I’ve done a bit of everything else: teaching, performing, bartending, dog-walking. Currently I’m a full-time writer and most of my work is with fairytales, folklore, and mythology.Q: A full-time writer with all sorts of eclectic life experiences to draw from! How fun! How would you describe your personal writing style?A: I like to call it descriptive poetic waffle! Certainly my loves of fairytale and gothic literature are big influences on my writing style. I like exploring liminal space and liminal people.Q: Do you have any particular sources of inspiration?A: In lockdown, I’ve been revisiting a lot of things I loved as a child that I haven’t picked up in a while, and it’s become very obvious to me how much Shirley Jackson, Edward Gorey, and Edgar Allan Poe I subconsciously internalised. Guilllermo del Toro’s films are also a big inspiration to me.Q: Gotcha. Jane Austen is decidedly not of this archetype, haha. When was it that you first encountered Pride & Prejudice?A: Haha yes, there’s definitely a disconnect there! I think the first time I watched the 1995 series I was maybe 10 or 11? I read the book for the first time not long thereafter. But I enjoyed it a lot more when I came back to it in my 20s.Q: Certainly understandable — the pace and nuance of Austen are certainly not for everyone the first time around. Do you have a favorite character, and has that character changed since you first watched/read P&P?A: It’s hard not to love Lizzie, and that definitely hasn’t changed. I think I appreciate Jane and Mary more now than I did the first time around — I found both of them boring for different reasons then, but I relate to Jane more and feel more sympathetic for Mary.Q: I think we all aspire to be as witty and charismatic as Elizabeth. Do you have a favorite scene from P&P?A: I’m a sucker for a happy ending! I love when Lizzie and Darcy finally get together. And as painfully embarrassing as he is, I still laugh out loud at the Mr. Collins scenes. The dialogue is so funny.Q: As a final note, are there any hints you’d like to give concerning your piece?A: I had the opportunity to pluck someone from the margins and frame them a little differently. We really only get Lizzy’s perception of them, so I hope this look from a different perspective is interesting!Q: I’m sure it will be! Thank you so much!“Descriptive poetic waffle…” if that doesn’t make you *hungry* to read Audley’s work, we don’t know what will! Her writing is wonderful and she’s a delight to have on our team. Be sure to check her out on Twitter! -- source link
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