What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Book #7: Social Media
Do authors need to be on social media? Publishers say yes, but when it comes to actual data that proves it sells books,…
Read MoreDo authors need to be on social media? Publishers say yes, but when it comes to actual data that proves it sells books,…
Read MoreMy work in progress Monkey See features a super-intelligent Spider Monkey named Chacho. Writing the character of Chacho has made me think a lot…
Read MoreImage: Stella Prize Winners Clare Wright & Emily Bitto, feeling pretty darn good! Writing, perhaps more than most other careers, is characterised by…
Read MoreIf you read my last Journey to a Book post, you’ll know that based on feedback from the agent who read Monkey See, (which…
Read MoreThe fourth issue on our series for expectant writers is all about literary awards: how to get your book nominated, and how being…
Read MoreFabulous launch parties for which publishers foot the bill seem to be less and less common nowadays. When faced with covering the cost themselves,…
Read MoreThis week myself and fellow author Jane Rawson started a new blog series, in which we dish the dirt on what happens just before,…
Read MoreAlright, I admit, it was mostly a holiday, but I I did do two bookshop events and I met my publisher so I can…
Read MoreI recently finished the first draft of my fourth novel Monkey See, which I have been writing, on and off, for a year and a…
Read MoreI’ve had such a fun month in my writing world that it prompted me to start a new blog series. Welcome to the…
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