‘Oh, I shall dance and stand victoriously on the dining table!’ I thought. ‘Then I’ll throw up the sash and just like Scrooge, I’ll shout, “Hey,...
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21st December 2020
I’ve recently made the decision to self-publish my first novel, Oak and Mist. In the interest of getting the process right, I’ve spent a fair...
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8th December 2020
In a rather fortuitous twist of fate, I met my agent at The Writers and Artists Self-Publishing conference in November 2013. Meeting her was a...
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5th October 2020
How do you write a non-fiction book proposal?
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8th December 2020
The advice I gave myself to the first question was to be patient. Agents are busy people, as we all know. They will...
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8th December 2020
Then what? Then, I would wait and stare down the silent weeks and months ahead. My submission would wend its way to the bottom of some tall...