Does age matter when it comes to writing?
The media has been all aflutter this week over comments made by the best-selling author Joanna Trollope at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature in
The media has been all aflutter this week over comments made by the best-selling author Joanna Trollope at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature in
In an interview with Judith Spelman for Writing Magazine this month, author Emma Donoghue spoke on the subject of research for fiction-writing, an element of
Writer’s block is a strange beast indeed. The writer lives and breathes writing, and has done from an early age. All we want to do
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? I imagine you changed your mind fairly often, as you
Regular readers of my blog and my books will know this fundamental truth about me: I’m an ardent romantic. I very much wish that was
Follow my blog with Bloglovin An interesting new trend is emerging in publishing news – releases from Amazon sharing reader and reading data. Take, for example,
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Quick Reads is a UK-based initiative that aims to encourage adult engagement with reading. It commissions big-name authors to write
The publishing world has been abuzz this week with the news of the discovery of a second novel by Harper Lee more than 50 years
Stieg Larsson, sadly, never lived to see his novels, the Millennium series, become the worldwide sensation of the past decade. Indeed, he had not even
Thriller author James Patterson has long been a vocal advocate of aggressive, creative, attention-grabbing marketing in the publishing industry. He’s famously said: ‘Publishers are sitting
I make it my business to know about the publishing industry, and to keep abreast of news and opinion pieces in the book sections of
Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, is a game changer. So when he does something new, people sit up and take notice. How interesting, then, for
Although some staunch defenders of print books remain, many of us have accepted the ereader as an appreciated item in our technology collection. Personally, I
What’s hot in publishing right now? A book called The Passion of Mademoiselle S. The rights to the book have been snapped up by major
Here is a golden rule of writing: Always write with the reader in mind. It means you should know exactly who your target reader is,
Have you heard about the ‘First Editions: Redrawn’ auction? It will take place at Sotheby’s in December and will raise funds for the charity House
The blue plaque scheme in the UK is one of my favourite historical initiatives. It began in London, launched in 1867 by the Royal Society
The phrase ‘dream of being a writer’ is a common one that dates back a long way. Remember Josephine March in Louisa May Alcott’s 19th-century
Reading is often assumed to be a quiet, sedentary, solitary pursuit. If you want it to be that – if you want some peace, a
The idea that the conventional book store is in trouble needs no introduction. Digital publishing, book discounting by giants like Amazon, the shift from high-street
Another week, another Amazon development! This time, it’s the new Kindle Scout. Here’s how the process works: Authors (US only) submit their complete manuscript of
On very few facts do academics agree, but here is one: reading books is good for you. Countless studies have shown the many benefits of
Since the dawn of the digital books, a battle has raged on pricing, between those who price high and those who price low: High: The
This week, I was surprised to find a delivery man at my door at 8.50 p.m. on a Sunday evening. He was from Amazon, bringing
George R.R. Martin is without doubt an exceptional writer. He has just one flaw, according to fans: he doesn’t write quickly enough to keep up
I could fill a blog post a day on how Amazon is changing the face of publishing – the repercussions of its actions are monumental
Have you heard of new publishing innovation The Chatsfield? If you’re thinking That sounds like a cross between a Chesterfield, the swanky couch, and Chatsworth,
This week I’ve been reading the brilliant Authorisms: Words Wrought by Writers by Paul Dickson. Regular readers of my blog will known that I am
I take a great interest in trends in publishing, especially within the romance genre, and it has struck me how much popular fiction in the
Do you use Google as a browser? If so, you may have noticed, on 9 September, that Google marked 186 years since the birth of
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