What can publishers learn from Pokemon Go?
Long considered nothing more than a gimmicky fad, it turns out that augmented reality (AR) is actually alive and well. At least that’s the case…
Editorial
From copyediting and proofreading to commissioning, content creation and strategy, learn how to craft engaging and effective content for print and digital platforms.
Editorial Director vs Publisher: The differences
Venetia Gosling is Publisher of the 6+ division at Macmillan Children’s Books, overseeing a list which combines YA, fiction, non fiction and poetry, for readers…
Trends in children’s publishing: Interview with Charlotte Eyre
Charlotte Eyre is Children’s Editor at The Bookseller, covering the UK children’s and YA book market. She is also chair of the @YABookPrize, and programmes the annual Bookseller…
6 tips for growing an indie press
Bloodhound Books was founded in August 2014 by author, Betsy Reavley and sales & marketing man Fred Freeman. They saw a gap in the market…
Startup Snapshot: Scriggler
Dmitry Selemir was once a physicist and hedge fund rocket scientist PM, and is now the founder and CEO of Scriggler.com, ‘the Soundcloud of writing platforms‘.…
Track Changes Guide: Tips and tricks for handling revisions
Lisa Poisso is an editor and works directly with authors, whether you plan to publish independently or submit to an agent or publisher. Lisa is a fiction…
The editing and revision process for self-publishers
Lisa Poisso is an editor and works directly with authors, whether you plan to publish independently or submit to an agent or publisher. Lisa is a fiction…
How agents handle rejection: Juliet Pickering interview
Juliet Pickering is an agent at Blake Friedmann, representing a list of both fiction and non-fiction authors. Her interests range from literary to bookclub fiction,…
From publishing to pioneer: Crystal Mahey-Morgan interview
Crystal Mahey-Morgan is Founder at OWN IT! Entertainment Limited. OWN IT! is a storytelling lifestyle brand, telling stories across books, music, fashion and film. At…
7 things your agent wants you to know
Thérèse Coen is Rights Agent at Hardman & Swainson Literary Agency. She handles translation rights for the agency’s clients in all foreign language territories, and is building…
7 things your editor wants you to know
This is a guest post by Emma Smith. Emma is an editor for Trapeze, a new commercial fiction and non-fiction imprint at Orion. Working on…
10 indispensable tips for writing online copy
This is a guest post from Jayne White. Jayne is a freelance copywriter and proofreader. She mainly works with web designers to create and improve…
Five things every Agent’s Assistant needs
Alice Sutherland-Hawes works as assistant to Hilary Delamere at The Agency (London) Limited where she assists on a client list which includes Malorie Blackman and…
The business of books: Why curation beats search
You can’t have failed to notice that there are an awful lot of books around these days. Too many books, some say.[1] ‘Every year there…
Top 5 skills an Editorial Assistant needs
Zoe Sharples is Temporary General Editorial Assistant at Vintage Books, and a student on the UCL MA in Publishing. She has recently completed internships with…
