LondonWritersClub Live in July
We gathered on a very hot and sticky evening to hear Scott Pack, Publisher of The Friday Project. It was a fascinating and truly inspiring couple of hours.
He brought a stack of books, invited the audience to shout out the title they found interesting, and for each one told us the publishing moral [...]
At LWC, we love indie publishers so grabbed the chance to interview Lyn Vernham, the Marketing Director of Choc Lit. Check out their submission guidelines - they accept novels direct from writers, so you don’t have to have an agent.
1/Please could you tell us a little about Choc Lit
We’re an independent publisher, creating a [...]
1/What’s your job title?
I’m not sure if I have an official job title. I’m commissioning fiction editor but the reality is far more sprawling than that.
2/ Why did To Hell With Publishing decide to publish first time writers?
We decided to publish first time writers because we could. The market is getting more and more cautious [...]
The writer, Jim Crace, said in an interview: ‘Everything new worth having is paid for by the loss of something old worth keeping.’ – He was talking about the internet replacing face-to-face content and letter writing, but could we apply the same thought to ebooks and digitalization replacing the printed book. In the wave of [...]
Emma Rose was commissioning editor at Arrow Books, Random House where she worked on a range of bestselling authors, including Katie Fforde, Kathy Reichs, Fiona Neill and Katie Flynn. Emma is currently a freelance editor. She has spoken at the RNA conference and is a graduate of Essex University’s MA in Creative Writing and Literature. Emma will be teaching [...]
1/Give us a brief biog. of you/your work? And a little about Two Associates?
I started my design career in the Penguin art department. At that time it was on the Kings Road and Peter Mayer had just taken the helm. It was a designer’s paradise within a paradise, sketching ideas on specially printed tracing paper [...]
Covers we love
Last week, Jacq and I, ventured down to Richmond to visit David Eldridge, of Two Associates, one of the best book designers in the UK. He has designed books for all the major publishers – and their bestselling writers – and also designs books for small presses and self published authors. His inspiration [...]