AI Book Writing: How Unethical Is It?
There is a lot of opposition to the idea of using AI to write books, but - like it or not - AI is here and people are using it to assist the
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Aug 20, 202310 min read
Navigate the Editor Landscape: When and How to Choose the Right Editor. And the Right Type of Edit
Choosing an editor is a little like choosing the right builder. You want someone who is professional, reliable, yet friendly. Someone you fe
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Jul 23, 202316 min read
Time to Get Real About Publishing. When Do You Need an Editor? How to Choose the Right One.
Many misconceptions exist regarding the role of editors in the publishing process – particularly the value their expertise can offer a book.
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May 30, 20238 min read
How Do Litmags and Journals Affect Your Publication Strategy?
Why bother with litmags? And how can a strategy, or lack of, help or hinder your goals as a fiction writer?
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Mar 26, 20236 min read
Why Don’t Literary Journals Pay?
And How Does it Affect Your Publication Strategy? I wasn’t sure what to write about his month, but the subject of litmags and journals...
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Nov 27, 20226 min read
A Submissions Package - What and Why.
Most writers would recognise the idea of a submissions package as something to send to an agent or publisher once they have finished...
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Nov 28, 20217 min read
Stay Organised: How to Track and Tailor Your Subs List
Organise your story subs in one easily managed central location and nurture a list of markets specific to your tastes and style.
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Sep 26, 20216 min read
Writers: Stay Organised!
Why should a writer keep track of story submissions? Some obvious and some not-so-obvious reasons to do so.
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Apr 16, 20217 min read
Reedsy LIVE - HIGHLIGHTS
Reedsy Live How to Get Published as a Debut Novelist HIGHLIGHTS. These are my notes from the live stream on Wednesday night. I haven’t...
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Feb 28, 20219 min read
The Scam of Vanity Presses
Vanity presses have been around for decades, but you might never have heard of them. What does 'vanity publishing' mean, exactly? For the...
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Sep 28, 20207 min read
Bloody Scotland Crime Writing Festival Highlights
The industry panellists in the crime writing master class: Oli Munson, literary agent; Alex Saunders, Fiction Editor at Pan Macmillan; Vikki
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May 3, 20207 min read
Please, Make Something Happen!
Have something happen in your story. Seems obvious, yes? And yet, we receive so many stories at the mag where this is not the case.
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May 3, 20207 min read
Please, Make Something Happen!
Have something happen in your story. Seems obvious, yes? And yet, we receive so many stories at the mag where this is not the case. There
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Jun 11, 20188 min read
Is My Writing any Good?
It’s a question every writer asks themselves and yet it can be one of the most elusive answers to obtain. Why? Most of us can string a...
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Feb 11, 20181 min read
The Life of a Short Story Writer
For fun... #Aspirations #Submissions
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Apr 9, 20175 min read
The Failed Novelist
This week, an article in The Guardian entitled How I Really Feel: The Failed Novelist stirred up quite a conversation in writing circles....
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Feb 5, 20173 min read
10 Things I've Learned from the Other Side of the Publishing Fence...
Strong writing, well-realised characters and story arcs really stand out. Clean prose matters. A few typos is one thing and can be...
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Jan 29, 20178 min read
Mslexia Mad Monday Q&A Highlights
I didn’t blog last weekend. Sorry if you came and didn’t find an update, but the whole family caught a cold, including myself. I felt run...
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