‘No’ your way to a better business
As I write this, I’m nearly deluged in paid work. I said ‘yes!’ to clients about three times more than I should have. My bank…
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It seems that there’s not a publishing skills shortage at all
Peter McKay is Chief Executive of the Publishing Training Centre. He joined the PTC in 2011 after 34 years in educational, scholarly and professional publishing.…
Interview with Rebecca Lewis-Oakes, winner of last year’s Kim Scott Walwyn Prize
Rebecca Lewis-Oakes is the 2015 winner of the Kim Scott Walwyn Prize. She is currently Managing Editor for Fiction at Egmont UK and has been…
Draw me a picture: Why books are becoming more visual
When your satnav tells you your journey will take 58 minutes, are you one of those people who immediately things to themselves: ‘I bet I…
5 lessons from a publishing life
Andrew Hayward is MD of Ether Books, and has previously worked at The Lutterworth Press, Penguin, Pearson, Constable & Robinson and Summersdale Publishers. About eighteen…
Roundup of the Westminster Media Forum Keynote Seminar
Abbie Headon is Commissioning and Digital Development Editor at Summersdale Publishers, and a BookMachine Board Member (representing the Editorial Channel). I was lucky enough last week to…
Interview with Senior Rights Manager Sarah Harvey
Sarah Harvey is Senior Rights Manager at Pan Macmillan where she sells translation rights around the world. She has previously worked in Rights at Hachette,…
Post-publication editing for self-publishing authors
Louise Harnby is a professional proofreader and copy-editor who specializes in helping independent authors of fiction and non-fiction bring clarity and consistency to their books.…
8 steps to writing a book that sells
Writing a book can be a great way to market yourself and even make money. But actually finishing the steps to writing a book and…
Interview with Literary Agent Diana Beaumont
Diana Beaumont joined Marjacq in 2017; she started agenting with Rupert Heath Literary Agency in 2011 before moving to UTA. Before that she was senior…
What can publishers learn from the Women’s March London?
On 21st January 2017, I made the journey to London, met with my youngest sister and some friends and we marched from Grosvenor Square to…
What a real ‘audiobook’ revolution would look like
Richard Brooks is a Researcher at Coventry University and the Project Manager of the Arts and Humanity Research Council project ‘Hidden Story’. At the recent…
Coming at the book backward
Kelly Pietrangeli had a brilliant idea for a book. She and her friends had discovered a powerful way of managing the chaos and anxiety that…
Ditch your resolutions
January 17th is a day that divides the world into two groups: people who accomplish their New Year’s Resolutions and people who don’t. It’s National Ditch Your…
10 ways for authors to save money on editing
Lisa Poisso is a fiction editor and book writing coach working with independent authors and new authors seeking representation. Lisa helps emerging authors tune their…
