A lovely blog about our fiction masterclass from Jane Smith, posted on her excellent blog, How Publishing Really Works.
http://howpublishingreallyworks.blogspot.com/
I don’t often endorse writing courses here: there are so many of them, and so many are of very questionable value. But the “Fiction Masterclass: Make Your Novel A Reality” from London Writers’ Club looks absolutely fabulous, [...]
1/When did you start writing?
I was writing as a teenager but had a three year hiatus during my degree. I started in earnest at 21. At 23, I moved to Paris to au pair; while the kids were at school, this would be when I would write. So at 23 I started writing every day. [...]
Will Atkins talked to the LWC on Tuesday and we wanted to share with you some of our notes from his talk. He was inspiring, funny (always good in a publisher – not all of them are) and clever. A perfect match for a great writer.
Macmillan New Writing (MNW) are doing things differently and are [...]
While a huge fuss is being made about the changing world of publishing: demise of bookshops, the declining output of publishers in terms of numbers and quality, and the further changes that the Apple Tablet may bring, many of us have failed to notice that some authors have been quietly changing too.
While publishers and [...]
As an author, you need to be street-smart and savvy; you need to know your rights. There was a time when writers would quite happily sell their soul to get published but no longer, you need to know what rights to include in a publishers’ contract and what to leave out.
Firstly, you need to [...]
In the words of David Godwin, an agent must be seduced – so how does a writer go about making themselves irresistible to agents. Here are LWC’s ten top tips.
1/Be the writer – don’t apologise for your writing or treat it like a hobby or part-time job – don’t say you work in a café [...]
Will Atkins, publisher of Macmillan New Writing, will be speaking at our event on January 26. MNW publishes debut novels in any genre and positively encourages submissions from writers without agents.
So if you are a first time writer, this is the event for you - you get to hear Will talk about what makes [...]
1/ Get sorted – clear your desk of all those projects that didn’t work in 2009 and pull out the ones that you believe really have legs. Prioritise. Make sure you are focussed and are truly passionate about the projects you are working on.
2/ Make your workplace a good-place – get some new notepads, get [...]