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Successful self-managed musician Mel Parsons talks with Kathryn Burnett about going it alone.

25 May 2019 12:00

Kathryn Burnett

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Mel Parsons and guitarist Josh Logan. Photo credit: Nick George.

When you’re self-employed in the arts it’s really common for people to tell you they wish they could work for themselves – because it’s super dreamy, right?

Well, kinda.

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Kathryn Burnett

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Kathryn Burnett is an award-winning screenwriter and playwright who has worked in the NZ television/film/arts industry for over 20 years. When she’s not writing, she’s helping writers be the best they can be and running writing workshops.

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