On writing for children: Claire Barker interview
Claire Barker is author of the Knitbone Pepper series for children. The first book comes out on 1st August 2015 (Usborne Children’s Books). Here Stephanie…
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Being a full time writer: Catherine Johnson interview
Catherine Johnson has published 17 books and writes for Holby City too. Here Stephanie Cox interviews Catherine about her career so far, how she first…
How to quit your job to blog for a living
This is a guest post from Monika Lee. Monika is a Senior Commissioning Editor at Open University Press, McGraw-Hill Education, executive coach and published author.…
Writing from Experience: Creating Something Meaningful
One of the first tips any experienced author will hand down to a budding scribe is: “write about what you know”. Letting your personal experience…
On being a writer: Graeme Roberts interview
Graeme Roberts is a journalist, writer, and PR professional. Here Stephanie Cox interviews him about social media, newspapers and print, and his love of writing.…
5 top tips for surviving as a freelance author
This is a guest post from Cath Senker, who has 25 years’ experience in publishing and has written more than 130 books for children of…
Sports writing: Martin Whiteley interview
Martin Whiteley writes for The News Hub, as a sports writer. Here Stephanie Cox interviews him about his interest in sport, the industry and being…
Writing for children: Janice Fosse interview
Janice Fosse is a children’s playwright and writer. Here Stephanie Cox interviews Janice about her love of writing, the difficulties of writing for children and…
On being a YA writer: Kerry Drewery interview
Head In A Book is a cycle of literature events in Hull scheduled throughout the year to maintain the momentum of the annual Humber Mouth…
How to become a better copywriter
This is a guest post from Andy Maslen. Andy is a copywriter by trade and Managing Director of Sunfish, a writing agency. He is the…
7 Steps To Growing and Maintaining Your Blog Readership
This is a guest blog post by Jaime Tung. Jaime is the author of Angloyankophile, an upbeat take on life as an American expat in…
AI Authors: Who owns the rights to the future?
This is a guest post from Jasmin Kirkbride. Jasmin is a regular blogger for BookMachine and Editorial Assistant at Periscope Books (part of Garnet Publishing).…
3 lessons writers can learn from the music industry
This is a guest blog from Christopher Russell, author of Mockstars, a music novel inspired by his international tour diaries for rock/pop band The Lightyears.…
The accessible author? Writing in the 21st Century
One of the things that has changed, in this new socially-enabled world we live in, is the accessibility of authors. This is not just about…
Seek permission before reproducing something
Tom Chalmers is Managing Director at IPR License. The writer Charles Caleb Colton once said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery but in…
