I sat down today to work on my notes for the Fiction Masterclass series I’m taking in a week’s time. My brief is to teach the ‘class’ how to write a great synopsis and query letter, how to ensure your work lands on the desks of the best agents and how to make you (and [...]
The Friday Project specialises in sourcing and publishing talent from the web.
1/Please give us a brief description of your job?
I sit in a room and publish things.
2/How did The Friday Project begin?
Before my time. Two cool people thought it might be neat to turn web content into books.
3/What are you working on at [...]
There are many ways to avoid the isolation of a writer’s life. Some writers prefer writing alone and that’s fine but others find it can help inspire ideas and get instant feedback to hang out with other writers.
Writing groups are springing up all the time – these are creative groups of writers who meet [...]
Our next LWC Live is with the author and co-founder of Queen Bee Press, Miranda Glover. She has published three of her books withTransworld Publishers and last year self-published a collection of short stories with five other writers with Queen Bee Press. With the ever changing Digital World, authors are becoming more aware of the opportunities that self publishing [...]
We have an author who wrote a wish-list – covering everything from money to passion to PR – and gave it to us, saying ‘this is what I want from my publisher’. It got me thinking what my wish-list would be for the ideal author. NB all agents’ wish-lists would differ; such is the beauty [...]
We started the How to Make your Novel a Reality Masterclass last night with Matt Whyman and got down to the nitty gritty of starting to write, and how to make it a less daunting, more manageable task.
Here is a link to the writing book that he suggested would get you thinking deeply and more [...]