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The Tale/Tail That Keeps Wagging

29 April, 202027 September, 2018

Every six months I get my royalty statement from hatchette, and every six months I’m always astounded by the fact that my first published book keeps selling. Who’d have thought …

Barking, Again!

29 April, 202028 July, 2018

Woof, woof! Following the recent acquisition of the Bluffers Guide series by Haynes Publishing, I’m delighted to say that the Bluffer’s Guide to Dogs has been re-released with a new …

Joanne Harris Shares Letter

29 April, 202022 July, 2018

Further to my open letter to the directors of Ti Media, publishers of Woman’s Weekly, the other week, I was a little surprised, but delighted, to see that it had …

An Open Letter to the Leadership Team at TI Media.

29 April, 202013 July, 2018

Dear Marcus Rich, Sam Rich, Andrea Davies and Angela O’Farrell,

I used to hold Woman’s Weekly in high esteem. Not many men read women’s magazines, but as someone who always dreamed of having a short story published in the Woman’s Weekly Fiction Special, I knew that in order to achieve my dream, I had to buy every issue and read them from cover to cover.

As a prolifically published article writer, and a bestselling author, I know how important it is to understand your target market.

Congratulations, Kate!

29 April, 20208 July, 2018

Many congratulations to my agent, Kate Nash, who’s been selected as one of The Bookseller’s Rising Stars of 2018. To be recognised in this way by the publishing world’s trade …

Inaugural Telford@50 Write Now Right Now Literary Festival

29 April, 202015 April, 2018

I was lucky enough yesterday to be involved in the inaugural Telford Write Now, Right Now Literary Festival, which took place as part of the Telford@50 celebrations. It’s always a little daunting when you establish something new, because you never know whether all of the hard work will pay off, or whether any of the publicity that’s been arranged will generate any interest. Overall, though, it was a great day.

BoW Blog: Spacebar Trampolining

29 April, 202028 August, 2017

I’ve a new post on my Business of Writing blog for writers this morning: Spacebar trampolining.

Authors for Grenfell Tower

29 April, 202023 June, 2017

My lovely agent, Kate Nash, is auctioning a query critique to help raise money for the British Red Cross to support the residents of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The successful …

A Positively Productive Weekend

29 April, 202023 June, 2017

Got plans to do NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) this year? Or does the thought of writing 50,000 words in 30 days fill you with dread? Perhaps my next course for Lois Maddox’s Relax and Write organisation might be just what you’re looking for.

Bye Bye Wunderlist For Writers

29 April, 202016 May, 2017

Microsoft, who bought the Wunderkind software company in 2015, has announced that development of their productivity software, Wunderlist, will cease, and the software will be withdrawn at some point in the next few months.

Staff are now focussing on a Microsoft To-Do programme called ‘To-Do’, which is in its infancy, but will be developed further over the coming months.

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