The story of Hag: how a fiction podcast became a book
Last August, Harriet Poland of Audible described the genesis of the Hag podcast here on the BookMachine blog. In this new post, Rose Tomaszewska of…
Authors
Language barriers: navigating the world of publishing jargon
In the BookMachine Editorial Board, we’ve been discussing the barriers that prevent people getting into the publishing industry. One of the factors that keep outsiders…
Behind the scenes at The Riff Raff: why we built a community for debut authors
This is an interview with Amy Baker, founder of The Riff Raff. Amy is also author of Miss-Adventures: A Tale of Ignoring Life Advice While Backpacking Around South America, and a freelance writer, writing…
Taking criticism well
Listed by the Observer as one of “Our top 50 players in the world of books”, Clare Conville previously worked as an editor at Random…
Which social media channel sells the most books?
“Which one social media channel will net me the most book sales?” an author asked me recently during my new weekly #BookMarketingChat.
8 essential steps to successful self-publishing
A former journalist and author, Jon Watt is now Country Manager of Type & Tell, an innovative new self-publishing services provider offering free book layout…
Contracts? Show me the bit about advances and royalties and the rest isn’t worth reading!
Mara Livingstone-McPhail was a bookseller, reviewed books on BBC radio and organized book events in inner-city schools before being lured to London by the team…
Why authors need to get messy
If you’re an author, or you’re working with an author, then you may beat yourself/them up for being unable to summon up a laser-like focus…
£1000 in Cash Prizes – Young Oxfordshire Writers Competition
Enjoy writing? Fancy reward and recognition for your work?
Introducing The Riff Raff: A new writers’ community
Amy Baker is a freelance writer and the author of travel humour memoir, “Miss-Adventures: A Tale of Ignoring Life Advice While Backpacking Around South America”.…
Difficult authors: 14 tips for editors
Editors deal with all types of clients. Many of them are pleasant and easy to work with. Some can be very difficult. In a previous…
17 ways to annoy an editor
Editors deal with all types of clients. Many of them are pleasant and easy to work with. Some can be very difficult. Freelance copy-editor Sue…
Writing for international audiences
Writing has a huge potential audience now as we have many ways to access the written word. If not done well, though, writing for a…
Interview with Pageturner Prize winner Leaf Arbuthnot
Leaf Arbuthnot is a feature writer at the London-based Sunday Times. She also writes poetry reviews for the Times Literary Supplement and draws cartoons as…
Curtis Brown Creative: An award-winning author’s perspective
Curtis Brown Creative offers in-person courses and online courses for students interested in writing fiction and nonfiction. Norah Myers wanted to know more from a…