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A packed seminar at the London Book Fair 2016
The registration desks for the London Book Fair 2017 are now open! In this article I discuss what I get out of it, and why I go every year -- and how that relates to my recent foray into Kindle self-publishing. And details of the Fair itself of course!
Read MoreHere's a reason that doing an MA in Creative Writing could be quite useful -- a reason I'd never considered before.
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Too much thinking stops you writing
How useful is writing advice?
Read MoreWhy do some writers write badly?
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Can writers benefit from using technology that is old, and without much functionality?
Read MoreHow will Brexit affect UK authors?
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News about a disturbing proposal regarding the copyrigh terms of Australian book editions -- and what we can do about it.
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But will he dictate even more of what you see?
How will Virtual Reality reportage affect our experience of the news? What are the ethical issues involved?
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Bill Shakespeare made a personal appearance at this year's London Book Fair!
Teachers and writers have more in common than you might suppose -- a theme I explore in this article written in 2008.
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I think that should be big enough to hold all the stuff I've collected.... Photo by ActuaLitté
As usual, the London Book Fair was a mixture of information, inspiration, and exasperation!. Here are my notes from Day 1.
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Keep on blogging! Photo from pixabay.com CC0
If you're serious about blogging, here's a list of things you must do.
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Here is a list of four things that I think you have to do in order to a writer. Well, I do anyway!
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Technology is an integral part of the London Book Fair
The technology seminar programme at the London Book Fair has recently been announced.
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Only 6 weeks to go...
Read MoreRead all about it: my experiment is setting up a separate news feed.
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Lend me an ear...
Welcome news on the publishing front.
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An old typewriter
John Steinbeck on writing.
Read MoreIf you fond it difficult to stay focused on your writing, then maybe this is just the boot up the backside you need....
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The format makes a difference Photo from www.pexels.com
Whether you read books on an ebook reader or read the paper versions instead makes a more profound difference than you might imagine.
Read MoreThe long and short of book review lengths, or why I decided to start writing thumbnail sketch book reviews instead of full length ones.
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