Imagine ditching 20,000 words of your novel! Insights from Rosanna Ley, Cally Taylor, Gabriel Mercer, Jessica Bell and others.
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The London Book Fair 2017: vibrant as always. Photo by Terry Freedman 2017.
London Book Fair 2017 Bulletin #1
The London Book Fair is on this week. If you're a self-published author, or hoping to be, here are three seminars you may wish to attend today. They are concerned with self-publishing, research and copyright issues, and the creative writing process.
Read MoreThe What Works Education Conference at the London Book Fair
Alongside the London Book Fair is the What Works education conference. As you may have surmised from its proximity to the LBF, it focuses on educational publishing.
Read MoreWriting and maps: some ideas
How might writers make use of maps to convey information (besides geographical information)?
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Now there's someone who seems pretty laid back. Photo by Terry Freedman 2017.
Everyone needs a special writing day
What's a special writing day? And what's so special about them?
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Start the presses rolling! Photo by Mustang.Joe pixabay.com CC0
Amazon streamlines self-publishing
I've never really understood why Amazon has two self-publishing systems: one for e-books, and another for printed books. Having two systems doesn't exactly double the workload, but it doubles the amount to think about, and adds to the number of hoops you have to leap through.
Well, those days could be over soon because Amazon has launched a trial version of a paperback publishing tool within KDP, its e-book publishing tool.
There's some more information on this initiative here: Amazon paperback printing.
It's great for authors too. Photo by Aliis Sinisalu CC0 1.0
Why I like Amazon part 2: as an author
This second article in my micro-series "Why I like Amazon". This time, from the point of view of being an author.
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An ebook costs even less sometimes!
Why I like Amazon part 1: as a reader
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As a reader, I love Amazon Kindle. Here's why.
Read MoreSelf-publishing is a misnomer
Why the term 'self-publishing' is no longer an accurate description of, erm, self-publishers.
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A packed seminar at the London Book Fair 2016
London Book Fair 2017: Registration now open
The registration desks for the London Book Fair 2017 are now open! In this article I discuss what I get out of it, and why I go every year -- and how that relates to my recent foray into Kindle self-publishing. And details of the Fair itself of course!
Read MoreAre MAs in Creative Writing useful?
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Here's a reason that doing an MA in Creative Writing could be quite useful -- a reason I'd never considered before.
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Too much thinking stops you writing
Is writing advice any use?
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How useful is writing advice?
Read MoreIs bad writing deliberate?
Why do some writers write badly?
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Writing on a netbook
Can writers benefit from using technology that is old, and without much functionality?
Read MoreBrexit and authors
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How will Brexit affect UK authors?
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The Australian Copyright Proposals
News about a disturbing proposal regarding the copyrigh terms of Australian book editions -- and what we can do about it.
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But will he dictate even more of what you see?
Immersive journalism
How will Virtual Reality reportage affect our experience of the news? What are the ethical issues involved?
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Bill Shakespeare made a personal appearance at this year's London Book Fair!
Teachers and writers
Teachers and writers have more in common than you might suppose -- a theme I explore in this article written in 2008.
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I think that should be big enough to hold all the stuff I've collected.... Photo by ActuaLitté
Notes from the London Book Fair 2016 #1
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As usual, the London Book Fair was a mixture of information, inspiration, and exasperation!. Here are my notes from Day 1.
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7 Things that every serious blogger should do
If you're serious about blogging, here's a list of things you must do.
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