Best of both worlds: Creating a combination career as a publicist and writer
The first steps in a career as a publicist I like control – in all areas of my life – but especially when it comes…
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Diversity in Action: Interview with Leonie Annor-Owiredu
Following our interview with Jaheed Hussain, which sprang from a recent article in DesignWeek, entitled ‘Can the design industry’s diversity problem be fixed?’, we approached Leonie…
Creating a community for creatives of colour: Interview with Jaheed Hussain, founder of Fuse
After reading a recent article in DesignWeek, entitled ‘Can the design industry’s diversity problem be fixed?’, we approached Jaheed Hussain, who contributed to that piece,…
Wednesday Wisdom: Live interview with Laurence Koster and Emma Hamilton Payton (Cambridge University Press & LDN Apprenticeships)
Catch up with our chat with Laurence Koster, Commissioning Editor at Cambridge University Press, and Emma Payton, an Assistant Editor apprentice worki…
Black History Month UK: An interview with Abiola Bello and Helen Lewis
To mark Black History Month in October here in the UK, we chatted to publishing and entrepreneur extraordinaries Abiola Bello and Helen Lewis, founders of Hashtag…
Build the foundations, reduce the risk: Putting good royalty management at the heart of a publishing business
What makes a great publishing business? Bestselling books is one obvious answer. But what truly set the best publishers apart are their foundations: the robust…
Wednesday Wisdom: Live interview with Sarah Benton (Orion Publishing Group)
Settle in and check out the recording of our super-inspiring live interview for all about management with Sarah Benton, Deputy MD at The Orion Publish…
Desperately Seeking Susan: How marketing’s pursuit of the ‘ideal consumer’ is bad for diversity and worse for business
The Ideal Consumer Profile (ICP) has been a persistent and useful marketing mechanism: winnowing down the potential buyer into habits, demographics and needs that the…
The Best BookBub Ads of 2019
In 2019, thousands of authors and book marketers used BookBub Ads to promote books to BookBub’s millions of readers. To kick off BookMachine’s Marketing month, we…
Mindset: the shift from employment to self-employment
Laura Summers runs BookMachine, the fast-growing community and agency specialising in book publishing. Our mission is to provide every publishing professional in the UK knowledge,…
Ask Bec: How can I improve my productivity and make work more fun?
In a one-off agony aunt feature, our blog editor, Abbie Headon, has a problem. Can productivity guru Bec Evans of Prolifiko help her out? Abbie…
Becoming a publishing freelancer: what you need to know
Kelly Urgan, a self-employed editor and writer, contributed an article to BookMachine in April about the four levels of editing. We came back to her…
Getting started as a freelance proofreader
In this article, editorial freelancer Sam Kelly shares his personal journey into proofreading, with the help of the CIEP. There are as many routes into…
Wednesday Wisdom: Live interview with Sophie Playle (Freelance Fiction Editor)
Watch the replay of our live 30-minute Q&A with Sophie Playle, freelance Fiction Editor and member of the CIEP. During the session, Sophie shares:…
Six ways to be the freelance editor you want to be
I’ve never been much of a trendsetter – I’m writing this in my trusty cardigan and slippers – but I was ahead of the curve…