A tale of two authors

A cheaty email this week, because I’m stealing most of the content. Here’s a (lightly edited) email from – well, we’ll call him the Earl…

Harry 26 August 2022

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How to Get Inspired

Has there ever been a more frustrating curse to befall a writer than lack of inspiration? You might think that some people are just born…

Esther 23 August 2022

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Is your writing just a hobby?

Last week, I got this email from a writer – we will call him Mitch. And I believe that Mitch lives on a ranch in…

Harry 19 August 2022

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Giants eating giants

It wasn’t that long ago since the largest publishers were collectively referred to as the Big 6. In 2013, however, the two largest companies in…

Harry 12 August 2022

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EDITORS UNEDITED: Louise Walters

Louise has worked with us at Jericho Writers for 5 years, working across a vast array of genres including literary and historical fiction. As well…

Elsie 8 August 2022

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Fake mouldings, potted palms

Last week, I wrote a ‘Pears, walnuts, blue cheese’ email, the gist of which was that if you need to characterise a minor character fast,…

Harry 5 August 2022

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How to Break In (and Cling On) to Being a Published Author

We’re always talking about wiggly timelines and frustrating setbacks – it’s part of virtually every writer’s life, after all. Laura Pearson is an author who…

Esther 2 August 2022

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Pears, walnuts, blue cheese

We used to have a cookbook, the theme of which was that if you found three harmonising ingredients, you essentially had a meal. So, if…

Harry 29 July 2022

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How to have it all | Debbie Young Takeover

Here‚Äôs something to think about ‚Äì what would you say a ‚Äòsuccessful‚Äô author looks like? What does it take for you to call yourself successful?…

Esther 26 July 2022

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EDITORS UNEDITED: Paul Roberts

Paul is one of our go-to nonfiction editors across disciplines but is particularly suited to working on your business-related book. As well as being focused…

Elsie 25 July 2022

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