Alveley & Upper Arley
My seven-mile route along the River Severn between Alveley and Upper Arley is in the June issue of Country Walking magazine. It’s a lovely stroll for a summer’s afternoon, and …
Features
Ask The Agent: Sarah Brooks
Simon Whaley chats to Sarah Brooks of the Darley Anderson agency about the resurgence in Regency romance. Sarah Brooks began her publishing career in 2010 as a rights assistant at …
Changing Agents
It’s all part of the dream, isn’t it? Write a book, secure a literary agent, get a publishing contract, and then retire on the proceeds. But that second bit, securing …
Audio First
The audio market is booming and set to grow further. Simon Whaley chats to two writers about how writing for audio can improve our writing generally. Kerboom! Did you hear …
Cavernous Kinver Edge
“Where are all the cavemen, Granddad?” A young boy kicks the tiled floor with his shoe as he holds his granddad’s hand. “Years ago, Joshua, lots of people lived in …
Ask The Agent – Jodie Hodges
Simon Whaley chats to Jodie Hodges of United Agents about writing for the graphic and comic book market. Jodie Hodges joined the Peter Fraser and Dunlop (PFD) agency in 2006 …
Write Streaming
One of the many things I enjoy most about being a writer is shutting myself away from the world when I write. But perhaps that’s because there’s nobody to watch …
Through the Ceiriog Valley
As hotel names go, this one’s a little unusual. Across Church Street, in the Welsh Border town of Chirk, is the Hand Hotel. Parts of it date back to 1610, …
Permission Procedures
Every time we put pen to paper, or finger to keyboard, our words are automatically protected by copyright. This means that nobody else should use our work without our permission, …
Ask The Agent – Francesca Riccardi
Simon Whaley chats to Francesca Riccardi at the Kate Nash Literary Agency about High Concept Zeitgeist Crime Thrillers. Francesca Riccardi’s journey into the publishing industry began at the RNIB, transcribing …