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Simon Whaley chats to Gyamfia Osei of Andrew Nurnberg Associates about writing for the middle grade and young adult market. Gyamfia Osei’s career began as a bookseller at Waterstones before …
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Simon Whaley chats to Gyamfia Osei of Andrew Nurnberg Associates about writing for the middle grade and young adult market. Gyamfia Osei’s career began as a bookseller at Waterstones before …
Getting published means dealing with contracts. Simon Whaley explores how to succeed with the negotiation process. I experienced a range of emotions when Hodder & Stoughton sent me the contract …
My piece exploring Flounders’ Folly in South Shropshire has been published in the July 2025 issue of Country Walking magazine. Save the route for a day when the tower is …
The problem with the business of writing is that all the business stuff leaves less time for writing. Ultimately, as writers, we’d rather be writing than messing around creating social …
Jessica Woollard has been a literary agent for over thirty years, working at Toby Eady Associates and The Marsh Agency before moving to David Higham Associates in 2016. She was …
When I had a full-time day job and could only write in my spare time, I yearned to be a full-time writer. To have all that time to write would …
“And here’s your torch,” said the young man behind the desk.“I need a torch?”He nodded. “There’s no lighting in the tunnels and the ground is uneven underfoot.”I took it from …
Sometimes my imagination sends me on a wild goose chase. I was sitting in a Cannock supermarket cafe, eavesdropping on other people’s conversations, as most writers do, when two women …
Can writers have patrons who support their writing business? Simon Whaley chats to two writers about how they use the Patreon platform. The subscription-based platform Patreon launched twelve years ago …
Simon Whaley chats to John Baker of the Bell Lomax Moreton agency about the weird world of speculative fiction. John Baker is an agent passionate about science fiction, fantasy, and …