Writer seeking residency – Writing

Creation date : 08/05/2025
Modification date : 26/06/2026
  • Location: Roubaix, France
Writer seeking residency – Writing

I will soon be fifty-five, I have been writing for a few months. A rather short first novel, finished or almost, which still requires one or two rereadings. Another, much longer, that I’m starting – between research on the premises and first draft.

I have always read, a lot. Some characters have always been with me. There are often brothers and sisters: Franny and Zooey at Salinger, Ada and Van Veen at Nabokov, Franny and John at Irving. There are lost men, grandiose women (almost all of them!), adults who are still children or children who do not yet know what awaits them.

I started writing rather late, but I now write every day and today I would have a hard time doing without it. Iowa Bob, the weightlifting grandfather in The New Hampshire Hotel by John Irving, gives his secret: “You’ve got to get obsessed and stay obsessed”. I thought writing was a matter of talent (which I didn’t have) and discipline; Perhaps, in reality, it’s just a matter of really wanting it – to the point of obsession.

Propositions artistiques en échange de la résidence (oeuvres, cours, ateliers, dîner, concert...) : I can offer readings, discussions on the practice of writing, workshops... I am quite open and delighted to share!
Description environment are you looking for ( nature, urban, other…) : Anything - everything suits me!
Describe your projects for a residence : Meet people, read, walk, write one to two hours a day.
Description of the type of workspace needed (office, studio, rehearsal space…) : Nothing in particular, I work on a computer, just about anywhere - often at a café table!

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