Ask The Agent: Gyamfia Osei
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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Negotiation Nightmares
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 …
Virtual Assistants
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 …
Ask The Agent – Jessica Woollard
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 …
Becoming A Productive Writer
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 …
The Write Club Podcast
I had great fun some time ago chatty with Mary and beth at the Write Club podcast about all things writerly, and the episode has recently been released. You can …
Historic Hawkstone Follies
“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 …
Dale and St Ann’s Head
The April issue of Country Walking magazine also has my 7-mile stroll around the Pembrokeshire headland at Dale. It’s a truly wonderful coastal circular! For a more detailed route description …
Titley Circular
The April 2025 issue of Country Walking magazine has my 8 ¾ -mile circular stroll around the Herefordshire countryside, starting (and finishing) at Titley. For a more detailed route description …
Captivating Cannock Chase
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 …