Writing Magazine – Plastic Fantastic
Accepting card payments at book events is easier than you might think. Simon Whaley chats to two authors who think plastic is fantastic. The Covid pandemic affected writers in many …
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Writing Magazine – Passport to Publication
The American travel documentarian Anthony Bourdain said, “Travel is not a reward for working, it’s education for living.” While a break away at this time of year can be a …
Ask the Agent – John Jarrold
The June 2023 issue of Writing Magazine sees the start of my new bi-monthly Ask The Agent column. The John Jarrold Literary Agency specialises in science fiction, fantasy, and horror …
Connecting with Consultants
It’s not only multi-national companies who use consultants. Simon Whaley chats to one author who uses a series of consultants for her writing business. The first Thursday in June is …
Writing Magazine – BookTok Business
Is TikTok every author’s dream marketing platform? Simon Whaley chats to two authors about their experiences. In 2022, the Publishers’ Association attributed some of 2021’s five per cent rise in …
Pitching to Podcasts
The word podcasting was first coined in February 2004. A podcast is an audio show, like radio but, instead of tuning in at a set time, we can download and …
Writing The Landscape
Ten years ago, Frances Lincoln, publishers of the Alfred Wainwright pictorial guides to the Lake District, launched a brand new literary prize for published nature writing books. Now managed by …
KISS: Keep It Simple Self-publishing
Self-publishing your first book in 2023? Simon Whaley suggests a ten-kiss plan to keeping it simple. Could 2023 be the year you self-publish your first book? As technology advances, self-publishing …
Season’s Greetings
Simon Whaley chats to one of Hallmark’s writers to explore writing for the greetings card market. The UK might be the second biggest greetings card market in the world, with …