How to Write for a Living
David McIlroy, Philip Hofmacher, Anjeanette Carter, Louise Buckley Literary Agent, Virgil Brewster, Yuvika Iyer, Rob Riker, Dr. Taylor Francois, Drew English, Suzanne Taylor-King, Ryan MaxwellWriters should get paid for doing what they love. Subscribe now to get my FREE 7-day email course, Substack Launchpad.
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Strategy Coach for Creative Intropreneurs 🚀 I’ll help you develop a personalised brand, strategy and system for transformative clarity and growth. I’m an intropreneur, fiction author, podcaster, YouTuber and online writer from Northern Ireland.
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Hi! I'm Louise Buckley - literary agent, editorial consultant and book coach, here to help you write the best book possible, and learn how to get it published the traditional way.
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20 years in film. Now building a creative business from scratch and writing about all of it honestly.
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I work with men who have built the life they wanted and can't shake the feeling that something is missing. I help them determine where they are, how they got there, and what to do about it — so they don't have to figure it out alone.
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