Andrew Lownie, the best-selling literary agent in the world according to Publishers Marketplace, and recently short-listed for The Bookseller UK literary agent of the year, explains how the agency goes about selling its authors. There are three
It was a cold and gloomy winter morning in the North West of England. As I drove through the suburbs of Liverpool, my thoughts suddenly flicked to the opening scenes of a book I had read as a child. Elidor is a magical adventure, set in the back
A writer with an agent decides to self-publish? Really? Are they mad? Well, that’s what Alexander McNabb decided was the best option for this writing career. Below is a guest post where he explains why he decided to self-publish and
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
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.
Guest post by Derek Thompson. It is often a difficult leap from being a creative writer to becoming a successful, working writer. While every journey and approach is unique, there are certain key principles that will serve you well. Here,
In 2008 the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (UK) commissioned a survey to examine author’s earnings. Here’s what they found: The average (mean) annual earnings of a writer: £16,531 The typical (median) earnings of a
Writing a killer query letter, synopsis and extract can be very tough. At BubbleCow, we have always helped writers using our copy editing service to prepare their books for submission to agents and publishers. It is part of the service. In
The list of famous writers who were rejected is long. Rejection and writing go hand-in-hand, but sometimes it feels that those pesky publishers simply don’t know what they are talking about. We all know that quality of writing isn’t
Guest post by Sion Smith. When BubbleCow’s Gary Smailes asked me to write an article about How To Get Published In A Magazine, it made me think. It’s funny how you never really study how you work until somebody asks you to write
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