How long should a book be? There’s no one answer to this important question, because books are finished at different lengths depending on their category and intended audience. Longer isn’t necessarily better – in fact, a short book is sometimes exactly what’s...
Not all who can do something can explain how they do it, but sometimes great authors have great writing advice to impart. Here, I’ve collected some of my favourite quotes. Read “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write...
Literary agents are not created equal, and a bad or incompetent agent is worse than no agent at all. A literary agent needs to be a) legitimate b) have a suitable track record and c) be a match for you, your work, and your career. Finding the right literary agent to...
Editing can be a thing an author both dreads and longs for: You’ll get professional corrections and feedback on your work but what if the editor doesn’t like the work? What if they don’t like the parts of which you’re most proud? What if they don’t ‘get’ it? What if...
The short answer is no, certainly you are not too old to publish a first book. I will bet you there’s at least one author, in the list below, who was older than you when they published their first book. 10 writers who started ‘late’ Toni Morrison, winner of...
The Pen to Published Podcast interview with Janey Burton [VIDEO] I was thrilled to be asked to appear on season 6 of the Pen to Published podcast, which tackles everything authors need to know on their journey from writing their book to getting it published. Two of my...
