The 2025 London Book Fair included a panel discussion featuring two hugely successful independent crime fiction authors: JD Kirk and LJ Ross. They shared their self-publishing journeys and insights into creating bestselling books.
Get your writing year off to a flying start with this masterclass packed full of advice and inspiration from the
How many words in a novel? Here are the average word counts and page numbers by genre – so that you know what to aim for!
The 2025 London Book Fair included a panel discussion featuring two hugely successful independent crime fiction authors: JD Kirk and LJ Ross. They shared their self-publishing journeys and insights into creating bestselling books.
You need to market your book. But what if you really, really, don’t like marketing? You became a writer to write, after all – not to sell. Here are some ways to approach marketing if you really don’t like marketing.
If you want to get traditionally published, you need to submit a compelling book proposal to agents or publishers. This masterclass with Scott Pack will maximize your chances of success.
The 2025 London Book Fair included a panel discussion featuring two hugely successful independent crime fiction authors: JD Kirk and LJ Ross. They shared their self-publishing journeys and insights into creating bestselling books.
Nicola May is a self-publishing sensation, and the author of a dozen romantic comedies. In 2019 she hit the #1 Kindle bestseller spot in the UK with The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay. Now she’s signed a three-book deal with Hodder. Jon Reed asked her why.
The 2025 London Book Fair included a panel discussion featuring two hugely successful independent crime fiction authors: JD Kirk and LJ Ross. They shared their self-publishing journeys and insights into creating bestselling books.
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Author mental health is something I’m particularly interested in, as someone with a background in psychology, publishing, and writing. So the highlight of the 2024 London Book Fair for me was a panel session called ‘You’ve Got This! Mental Health Resilience for Writers’.
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Get your writing year off to a flying start with this masterclass packed full of advice and inspiration from the
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From clearer thinking to the confidence that comes with mastering a skill to processing difficult life events – not to mention the sheer pleasure of creativity – here are some of the ways writing can give your mental health a boost.
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Feeling stuck? Think you’re just not creative? Think again. Here’s how to get those ideas flowing.
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How many words in a novel? Here are the average word counts and page numbers by genre – so that you know what to aim for!
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Sustainability is now firmly on the publishing industry’s agenda. Printing, transportation, packaging and supply chains are all important for finding ways to reduce the industry’s environmental impact. But these are all corporate concerns, surely? How can authors contribute to sustainability in publishing?
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The London Book Fair is back! And so am I. Here are my top takeaways for authors.
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In this masterclass, writing productivity expert Bec Evans of Prolifiko will guide you with tried and tested approaches that will help you create a writing habit that works for you. She’ll help you find time, support and the systems that keep you going.
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Video replay of How to Write a Memoir, with Allegra Huston (Weds 27th Oct 2021). Allegra Huston is the author...
Join literary agent and author of ‘Write a Bestseller’ Jacq Burns, and find out what it takes to become a bestselling author.
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If you want to get traditionally published, you need to submit a compelling book proposal to agents or publishers. This masterclass with Scott Pack will maximize your chances of success.
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