Captivating Kidwelly
“You’re looking at one of the five seas of Kidwelly,” says an elderly chap leaning against the harbour wall next to me. I peer over the stone wall and am …
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Engage With EAA
Simon Whaley chats to two publishing accessibility experts about the impact of the European Accessibility Act on self-published authors. Eighteen months ago, in June 2025, the European Accessibility Act (EAA) …
Ask The Agent: Polly Halladay-Jones
Polly Halladay-Jones joined Georgina Capel Associates in 2021, having studied Literature at the University of Oxford and holding an MA in Creative Writing Prose Fiction from the University of East …
Snubbing Should
Swamped with doing everything a writer should? Simon Whaley chats to two writers who do what’s right for them. How many times have you been told that you should do something? Perhaps …
Muker and Gunnerside
I sometimes escape the Welsh Borders, and this route in North Yorkshire exploring Swaledale between Muker and Gunnerside is in the latest issue of Country Walking magazine. If you’d like …
Ask the Agent: Charlotte Colwill
Simon Whaley chats to Charlotte Colwill of Colwill & Peddle about the chilling genre of literary horror. Charlotte Colwill began her literary career working in independent bookshops in London and …
Box Set Business
Have you considered bundling your books together? Simon Whaley explores the business basics of box sets. Box sets began life as an omnibus edition. Victorian publishers printed two or more …
Tracking Tools
Overwhelmed with tracking ideas, submissions, and series bibles? Simon Whaley chats to three Notion users Ten years ago, in August 2016, two developers released a new piece of software called …
Amazing Abergavenny
The train slows, and I reach up to grab my backpack from the shelf above. “Getting off here?” the lady opposite enquires. “Yes, I’m off to explore Abergavenny.” She chuckles. …
Majestic Machynlleth
It looks like a miniature version of the Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament, although it’s not as loud as Big Ben. Machynlleth Clock Tower stands majestically in the …