Unless a writer has their iPhone fitted with a comfy bluetooth keyboard (and I’m sure some do), most writers don’t do a lot of actual writing on their smartphone. That’s not to say, however, that a writer can’t produce a substantial amount of
In this article AP Watt Agent Juliet Pickering outlines the best way to approach an agent with your book. She explains the role of an agent, what they are looking for and throws in a few insider secrets that will increase the chances of your
No matter what you feel about the age-old debate of ‘teaching creative writing’, one thing is true, a good grounding in the technical side of writing will make you a better writer. ‘Show, don’t tell’, has almost
When you first upload your book to Amazon it can be pretty scary. They ask for a stack load of information without ANY indication of which bits will help with sales and which are just there because they need to be. As part of our Uploading to
There’s a grey cloud hanging over the publishing industry, and I don’t mean the doom and gloom as speculation mounts over the future of books. Nor am I talking about the phenomenal of that well-known (and much derided in some quarters) trilogy.
May 2013