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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The corpse on the page

Last week, I said: “As you write, and as you edit, you are faced with 1,000,000 choices: again and again and again. Are you happy…

Harry 27 September 2024

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Hunting for vowels in Bryngwyn

Who do you write for? I mean, readers, yes, obviously. But who? Your mum? That old English teacher you loved? Crime fans in general? People…

Harry 20 September 2024

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Pitching backwards, and Standing Stones

Last week, I threw out a Feedback Friday challenge based off the first volume of our Good To Great course. The essence of that task,…

Harry 13 September 2024

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Good to Great

There’s a sweet sadness about early September, isn’t there? The leaves aren’t quite turning, but they’re thinking about it. It isn’t quite cold enough for…

Harry 6 September 2024

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A harsh, unforgiving eye

Last week I said this: Next week … I want to look at how very basic plot summaries can give us important clues about the…

Harry 2 August 2024

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