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Phoebe MorganBehind the books: how publishing works
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What it's like being a Publisher at a Big Five house in 2026
Hi everyone,
Today I am welcoming my lovely friend Christina to The Honest Editor. Christina and I have known each other for years now and we are always each other’s party buddy at publishing events! As well as that crucial role (!) she is...
'Don't wait for the perfect moment to start writing - it will never appear!'
Hi everyone and welcome to this week’s edition of The Honest Editor!
Today I am delighted to be talking to Pip Landers-Letts, an author who won Amazon’s Kindle Storyteller award last year. She talks about quitting a secure career to take...
What is a 'vision' for a book?
Morning everyone,
Today I wanted to write about a topic that an author suggested might be helpful: the publishing vision. This is a term that I think is used fairly regularly when editors pass on manuscripts (i.e. turn them down) and altho...
'Getting my novel ready for submission took a year...' Jennie Godfrey on writing, bookseller support, imposter syndrome and more!
Good morning everyone,
I hope you’re enjoying the sun we’re having this week, and staying cool if it’s not your thing. My cats are draping themselves over the furniture and sleeping for most of the time because it’s so hot; lucky them!
To...
Spotlight on Skylight: all about a new imprint looking for fresh voices!
Morning everyone!
Today I am thrilled to be talking to Sophie Wilson and Sam Eades, who together run a new imprint at Simon & Schuster, called Skylight. For full disclosure they are part of my team so obviously I am very much behind them i...
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