Originally posted on Freemagination:
Lesley Cookman I’m so grateful to my long-time friend Lesley Cookman for revealing some of the secrets of a bestselling novelist‘s life. Read today’s guest blog to see what you have in common with her, and get a sneak preview of the cover of her next book (which won’t be published for months yet). Lesley is the author of the Libby Serjeant… Continue reading Secrets of a bestselling author
Read this today. Thought it was good advice. Thought I should pass it on. “If there’s any one lesson I’ve learned: writing is sort of a lost art and I would always encourage young people, particularly, to take up writing because if you can write well it is a differentiator. It will separate you from your competition and lead to other things.” This is a quote … Continue reading Writing well sets you apart from the rest
Originally posted on Dragons over London:
The author is only the first part of the process in producing a book. We get all the credit, of course, and lots of people don’t realise the number of other professionals involved in turning a few thousand words into an attractive, readable, desirable book. In the first of a series of articles about the publishing process, here’s my… Continue reading What an editor does for a book
Never give up on a story because you think it’ll never be published! Have confidence in your writing and put faith in your characters. Free your imagination! Continue reading When an idea takes flight…
Only launched at Bookfest last Friday, the initial print run of Dragoni pe cerul Londrei (Dragons over London) is already sold out! Congratulations to the Booklet Fiction team, who have had to nudge the printers for a swift second print run after only six days… Thanks to children, parents and teachers for showing such enthusiasm for George and his dragons that 3,000 copies of the … Continue reading Dragons SOLD OUT a week after launch
