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Tag: Jane Rawson

What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Book: Being Edited

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Annabel Smith

Soon after you sign a contract with a publisher, the editing process begins. A recent poll revealed that being edited is one of…

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Top 10 Books of 2017

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Annabel Smith

Last year, I didn’t read anywhere near as many books as I usually do. I was off reading in a way I’ve never…

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What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Book #7: Social Media

Posted on July 27, 2017June 1, 2018 by Annabel Smith

Do authors need to be on social media? Publishers say yes, but when it comes to actual data that proves it sells books,…

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What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Book #6: Feelings

Posted on June 23, 2017November 8, 2018 by Annabel Smith

Writing, perhaps more than most other careers, is characterised by a maelstrom of feelings. There is frustration that you can’t get an agent…

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What to Expect When You’re Expecting…a Book #4: Prizes

Posted on May 11, 2017June 1, 2018 by Annabel Smith

The fourth issue on our series for expectant writers is all about literary awards: how to get your book nominated, and how being…

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What to Expect When You’re Expecting…a Book #3: Publicity

Posted on April 26, 2017June 1, 2018 by Annabel Smith

This is the third part in a blog series, in which Jane Rawson and I share our experience of what happens just before, during…

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What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Book #2: Book Launches

Posted on April 7, 2017June 1, 2018 by Annabel Smith

Fabulous launch parties for which publishers foot the bill seem to be less and less common nowadays. When faced with covering the cost themselves,…

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What to Expect When You’re Expecting…a Book #1: Getting a Blurb

Posted on April 3, 2017June 1, 2018 by Annabel Smith

This week myself and fellow author Jane Rawson started a new blog series, in which we dish the dirt on what happens just before,…

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How to Become a Writer: Jane Rawson

Posted on March 8, 2017March 8, 2017 by Annabel Smith

Welcome to How to Become a Writer, a series on the many and varied steps (and missteps) people take on the way to writing and publishing…

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Q&A with Author Jane Rawson

Posted on November 6, 2014November 6, 2014 by Annabel Smith

Jane Rawson wrote the novel A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists, shortlisted for the Aurealis SF Award and recently for the…

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