Viktoria Lloyd Barlow: Writing a Neurodivergent Perspective, Sicilian Folklore and Character

Viktoria is the first autistic author nominated for the Booker Prize. All the Little Bird Hearts explores the autistic perspective through motherhood, new friendship and class as the arrival of a glamorous couple one summer in the Lake District threatens life as she knows it.  We talk about writing from a neurodivergent perspective, Sicilian folklore and developing character. It’s really a masterclass for aspiring writers and a very lovely bookclub episode.  Find the book here. Or at your local seller.  For more literature, head to the sanclemente.co.uk, catch up on previous episodes or get ready for more this week.  “Part of being an autistic person is you are created by necessity because you’re always having to find ways to translate and ways to connect where they’re not coming naturally. So I think that makes us creative just to survive. We’re creative because we’re always trying to find new approaches that neurotypical just don’t need to look for because those things come organically for them.”