Behind the books: how publishing works
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Changing agents, avoiding negative reviews, writing rom-coms and more with Sophia Money-Coutts
Hi everyone,
Today I am so pleased to welcome Sophia Money-Coutts to my Substack! Sophia and I have been friends for a few years now, since our first books were published by the same imprint. She is warm, wise, and witty and I am a huge fa...
Communication in publishing...
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Today I’m delighted to welcome Charlotte Duckworth to The Honest Editor! I have long admired Charlotte’s ability to speak honestly about the ups and downs of publishing, and today she shares her thoughts about communication -...
Author endorsements - what are they and why do they matter?
Hi everyone,
I hope you’re having good weeks!
Today I am talking about author blurbs. What are they, why do we ask for them, and what can you do to help?
Author blurbs (or quotes, or endorsements) are usually a few lines (which will lik...
Let's talk about audiobooks...
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Hope you are surviving the heat!
Today I thought it would be useful to talk about audiobooks! Audio is now such a huge part of publishing - it’s a sector that is in growth, and with the addition of audio sales via Spotify an...
What happens when an editor loves your book?
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I thought it would be useful to walk you through the process of what really happens when an editor likes your novel. I’ve written about this a bit before, in this piece about acquisitions, but I wanted to go into a bit more de...
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