Imagine ditching 20,000 words of your novel! Insights from Rosanna Ley, Cally Taylor, Gabriel Mercer, Jessica Bell and others.
Read MoreThe London Book Fair 2017 Photo by Terry Freedman
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The London Book Fair 2017: vibrant as always. Photo by Terry Freedman 2017.
London Book Fair 2017 Bulletin #1
The London Book Fair is on this week. If you're a self-published author, or hoping to be, here are three seminars you may wish to attend today. They are concerned with self-publishing, research and copyright issues, and the creative writing process.
Read MoreThe What Works Education Conference at the London Book Fair
Alongside the London Book Fair is the What Works education conference. As you may have surmised from its proximity to the LBF, it focuses on educational publishing.
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With apologies to Edvard Munch
5 Ways to guard against losing your work UPDATED
What could be worse than losing all of your carefully crafted work? Here are 5 ways to protect yourself against that happening.
Read MoreWhat I use for writing: a review of the Kindle Fire
I recently purchased a KIndle Fire so I could write while travelling and in cafes. So what I do I think of it?
Read MoreWriting and maps: some ideas
How might writers make use of maps to convey information (besides geographical information)?
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It's great for authors too. Photo by Aliis Sinisalu CC0 1.0
Why I like Amazon part 2: as an author
This second article in my micro-series "Why I like Amazon". This time, from the point of view of being an author.
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A packed seminar at the London Book Fair 2016
London Book Fair 2017: Registration now open
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 MoreA return to self-publishing
I've just published my first Kindle book. Here are a few brief reflections.
Read More7 useful features of a Kindle
I love my Kindle, and there are 7 features of it that I find exceedingly useful. Here they are.
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Photo by Alan
A brief review of the Electric Speed newsletter
A quick heads-up about a newsletter I find quite useful, and mention of a couple of books.
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Keep at it! Photo by Fabian Irsara
5 ways that blogging can help your writing business
It's hard enough writing for money, but writing for nothing, on your own blog? It sounds silly, but it can actually be a very worthwhile investment of time.
Read MoreCheck the readability of your writing
Check the readbility of your writing with this free online tool.
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The Australian Copyright Proposals
News about a disturbing proposal regarding the copyrigh terms of Australian book editions -- and what we can do about it.
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Bill Shakespeare made a personal appearance at this year's London Book Fair!
Teachers and writers
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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What I've been reading: Borges
It goes without saying that in order to write well you have to read well. This slim volume of Borges' essays is perfect for the creative non-fiction writer.
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Keep on blogging! Photo from pixabay.com CC0
7 Things that every serious blogger should do
If you're serious about blogging, here's a list of things you must do.
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4 things that writers must do
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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An old typewriter
John Steinbeck's advice to writers
John Steinbeck on writing.
Read MoreQuick look: Publishing 101 by Jane Friedman
My thoughts on this book for would-be published authors, having read around a third of it up till now. Executive summary: so far so good.
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