Lesson to authors: always research who you are submitting your manuscript to
Tramp Press is an independent press in Ireland, who recently announced two things: They won’t read any letters addressed to: Dear Sirs <— which…
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Top 5 things I need from reviews: do you agree?
Reviews. I’ve been thinking about the ones I read in media — newspapers, magazines and the like as well as the ones from the…
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Book Blurbs: I genuinely do not know what this means
This is the lead in to a book blurb: This chilling novel from the bestselling, award-winning author of The Lake of Dead Languages blends…
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#LoveOzLit: Maria Lewis on what she wished she knew about Publishing
NaNoWrimo is upon us and all you wonderful writers out there are working on your first, second or third or more novel! How you…
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When Book Blurbs Say Nothing at all
Alright, up above is the cover for Lie to Me and here’s the book blurb: “I suppose what I am saying is, how much…
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All books are not the same: aggravating book marketing
I am pretty much convinced that any reader looking back on the year 2015 will think there were only two authors of note —…
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Posthumous Publication is a genre now
Given the wealth of sequels to books whose authors have died, I would argue Posthumous Publication is now a legit genre. I mean, 118 years…
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Serialised Novels: Do you have the patience to wait until the next installment?
Would you buy the next novel from your favourite author in installments? That is, every month a chapter or more would be published like…
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