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Getting Into Publishing – Emma Winter Rights Assistant

Posted on December 6, 2013 by

‘Don’t worry, you’ll get there soon enough’ and ‘If it’s worth getting, it’s worth waiting for’ were among the many platitudes that kept me going  whilst trying to get a job in publishing. Having graduated in 2011, with a BA Hons … Continue reading →

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11 Ways Not To Start Your Novel – No. 4

Posted on June 19, 2013 by

With Onomatopoeia EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOW KER-SPLAT! I’m really sorry to have to tell you but that is the sound of a literary agent’s expectations plummeting at the sight of onomatopoeia in the first few lines of your novel. Especially if it’s written … Continue reading →

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11 Ways Not To Start Your Novel – No. 3

Posted on May 29, 2013 by

With a Description of the Moon Quick! Pick a card, any card. Now think of a number between 1 and 10. Next think of a colour. And a vegetable. Got them all? OK? Carrot, red, 7 and either the Ace … Continue reading →

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11 Ways Not To Start Your Novel – No. 2

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

With Your Protagonist Looking Into a Mirror The other day as I stared at my reflection in the bathroom mirror of my north London flat I recalled that my hair is fine and dyed a darker brunette then it would … Continue reading →

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Book Fairs and Book Worms

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

Jon Holder has dedicated Monster of the Month to London Book Fair and has created these bookish creatures… And Mary Darby, Rights Executive, is talking foreign rights. In the frantic run up to the London Book Fair I thought I’d … Continue reading →

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11 Ways Not To Start Your Novel – No. 1

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

Oh hi! How have you been? Crikey, what sort of weather have we been having? And the traffic on the way here? Absolute nightmare. Especially with these petrol prices, don’t even get me started. Still, that’s a lovely cardigan you’re … Continue reading →

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Alex Barclay talks about her first children’s title CURSE OF KINGS

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

Alex Barclay, creator of the spirited and complicated FBI agent Ren Bryce, has turned her hand to the world of children’s fiction. To celebrate the publication of THE TRIALS OF OLAND BORN: CURSE OF KINGS, we had a sneak preview … Continue reading →

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