Publishing Peptalk, because we're all in this together
Abie LongstaffPublishing Peptalk is for authors who are tearing their hair out. It's a place to share our frustrations about the publication process.
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Why can’t I just write whatever I want?
Writing is a craft, an art. I love the idea of keeping it that way, of writing exactly what I want to write.
I could stick to that philosophy. I could write for myself, for joy, for expression, to gather my thoughts or for many, many other...
When you write children's books, who is your customer?
As children’s authors/illustrators, it’s easy to think that our customer is the CHILD. We imagine a three-year-old picking up our picture book, or a 12-year-old racing through our middle grade adventure.
But, in traditionally published boo...
When a book ‘fails’
The other week I posted a note about how many drafts it took me to write a 630-word picture book (around 50).
This is me writing Little Fairy Godmother
Creative projects can take a lot of time and attempts to get right. Luckily, all that...
‘It’s beyond my control’
I’ve talked before about what a roller-coaster publishing is. You can be selling well one year, then find your royalties are down another year. Because this industry is a bit mad, it’s tempting to believe that we can control things; that if...
International School Visits
I love doing international school visits. So far, I’ve been to English language schools in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Dubai and Indonesia.
Why do them?
Career-wise - it’s great to introduce new readers to my work and it’s fu...
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Best-selling children's author. Chair of The Children's Writers and Illustrators Group at The Society of Authors. Former lawyer. (posts in a personal capacity)
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