Category: Agents & publishing

How to Sell A Book, if you’re a robot

Over the last couple of weeks, we thought about how to sell books the traditional way – print books sold through physical bookstores. The short…

Harry 25 October 2024

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How to Sell A Book, if you’re a portly gentleman running for a door

Last week, I talked about how print-led publishing is essentially dominated by the battle to secure retail space.  If your book gets a really good…

Harry 18 October 2024

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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE – Sheyla Knigge from High Line Literary Collective

Good morning, everyone, and welcome back to Spotlight On! We’re back with a brand-new series of interviews with literary agents. Stay tuned to learn more…

Anna 15 October 2024

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How to Sell A Book, if you smoke a pipe and wear tweed 

Last week, I talked about how selling print books is a very different proposition from selling ebooks. Print books can’t change their covers, can’t radically…

Harry 11 October 2024

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How to sell a book

This is the first in a season of emails on how to sell a book. Today’s email will cover the shape of the industry as…

Harry 4 October 2024

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Packing the bags

When I was a lad, and the sun shone hot, and water was bluer and the grass was greener, I used to do a fair…

Harry 10 May 2024

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The luck of the draw

Because I’m charging around in Wales with the kids – I’m going to keep it short this week. One thought and one thought only: There’s…

Harry 5 April 2024

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The dark thunder of the synopsis gods

Last week’s Feedback Friday was all about synopses, so we’ll talk synopsis in a moment … except that first, obviously, we need to deal with…

Harry 22 March 2024

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11 boxes, 2 imps, 1 owl

The theme for this week’s Write with Jericho coursework is settings, and I’ll have more to say on that topic later. But first, I have…

Harry 22 March 2024

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You’ve finished your book, what next?

You might be considering which path to publication is best for you, and we have the perfect blog to help you find out more about…

Nicole 31 October 2023

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