London Writers’ Club August speaker is Diane Atkinson author of four nonfiction books, including her latest book, Elsie and Mairi Go to War, published in July. She recently appeared on the radio so have a sneaky preview and check out her interview on Woman’s Hour. Then come and join us on August 11.
If you have a lunch free this week, pop along to the Photographers’ Gallery to see André Kertész’s photographs celebrating human joy in the written word. Truly inspiring and it will remind you strangely about why you became a writer. I still get a thrill when I see people reading our clients’ books on the [...]
We started the week with Victoria Barnsley, chief exec. of HarperCollins saying in the Times that publishing was going through the an exhilarating time and that she predicts, ”within 10 years, 50% of all books will be read electronically. We are at the equivalent of black-and-white television now, but once the technology is perfected everything will change.”
But [...]
Yes, we really are that shallow - a beautiful cover really does count. How many times have you picked up a book because of the cover? Read more here.
At LWC, we think David Eldridge is the King of Book Covers - his company is Two Associates. Be inspired.
Should you ever reuse characters from other books you’ve written?
Name-checking old characters in newer books is a clever way for writers to add weight to their fictional worlds and hook their readers. Read more.
July speaker, Marie Phillips, was very funny and insightful, she gave us these unique top tips for writing a novel:
1. Ideas - keep them in your head to help them grow and blossom.
2. Make sure they are sticky ideas so further ideas stick to them.
3. Do research - if relevant - but don’t overdo it.
4. [...]