Beginner’s pluck: Full-time writer Rebecca Hannigan

Ten years ago, meeting a writer in a pub, Rebecca Hannigan realised that ‘normal’ people like her could become writers

Rebecca Hannigan: 'I wanted to be a writer, but that seemed too much of a risk. Marketing was steady and dependable.'

The youngest of three, Rebecca was a performative child.

“I was interested in acting and storytelling,” she says. “I wasn’t sporty, but I was sociable, and good at making friends.”