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- The Authors XI, by The Authors Cricket Club June 16, 2013It could all have gone terribly wrong. […]
- Between the Covers 16/06/2013 June 15, 2013Those who are still reeling from the news that Baileys is to take over sponsorship of the Women's Prize for Fiction should be grateful that they are not writers living in Italy. Its literary titans must suffer the indignity of being submitted for the Strega Prize – a prestigious award doled out annually since 1947 and sponsored by the sweet, slightly vi […]
- Tony Blair: Poster boy or cartoon villain? June 15, 2013Given that Blair's response to 9/11 led in a straight line to Britain's taking part in the invasion of Iraq 18 months later, and given that the Iraq war was the main reason Blair did not continue as Prime Minister for longer, solidarity with America – or, rather, solidarity with President Bush and meaning it – was a political error. Certainly, it i […]
- The Lady's for turning... into a revenge novel June 15, 2013It is a popular trope in English novels that revenge is a dish best served cold. So believes Paul Blezard, who is to publish a fictionalised account of his time as literary editor of The Lady magazine, nearly four years after he was fired. As the incoming editor responsible for his sacking, Rachel Johnson had better watch out. "I don't really do bi […]
- The Authors XI, by The Authors Cricket Club June 16, 2013
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‘YouWriteOn’ Book of The Year Award Winners 2017
Congratulations to Robbie Smith, the winner of the 2017 Adult Fiction Award with his first novel ‘The Grower’. This apparently gentle trundle around the topic of allotments and the gentlefolk who dig for pleasure turns into nothing of the sort. … Continue reading
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Tagged award winners, fiction award, novel, robbie smith
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How To Start A Book – Seven Tips For New Writers
How do I start a book? It’s an honest question, and one many seek answers to . . . and few find. Writers seem reluctant to divulge what drives them to write a specific book and, if the truth be … Continue reading
Posted in Book Publishing, Book Writing
Tagged book writer, how to start a book, non fiction, tips for new writers
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Ebooks – the new opportunity for aspiring writers to get published
Ebooks have arrived. Of that there’s little doubt. Over the past decade many companies have tried to launch ereaders that would bring the book reading habit to millions, but it took Amazon and its Kindle reader to set the market … Continue reading
Posted in Book Editing, Book Publishing, Book Writing, Uncategorized
Tagged amazon, aspiring writers, ebook, ereaders, writing project
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How to Find A Book Editor To Help You Write And Publish A Book
Easier said than done! I write books, and help others do the same and then get published, so it may be helpful if I describe how I first found an editor. It was pure luck! I bumped into her at … Continue reading
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Tagged editing services, how to find a book editor, professional editor, writeaway
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An Editor’s Role in the Book Writing Process
Writers write and editors edit. Editors who attempt to muscle-in on the writer’s function need shooting – or deleting – at birth. But the temptation to suggest a word here, or a phrase there, is always present and hard not … Continue reading
Writing That First Book
Not everyone has a book in them, believe you me! But with a little teasing out, most of us have the ability to write a book, and here at WriteAway we pass on the tips that can make it happen … Continue reading
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Tagged book writing, literary establishment, promising writers, writing project
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How to publish a book
Interesting real publishers and legitimate literary agents Of course, my title is a tease. And this article is all about submitting manuscripts to publishers and literary agents which they might find appealing – the kind that makes them a profit! … Continue reading