January 2015 - Publishing Talk

Emily Benet 28th January 201521st September 2020 Emily Benet, Shop Girl Diaries, The Temp, Wattpad

How to use Wattpad to get a book deal

Serialized novels were popularised by Victorian novelists such as Charles Dickens. Today, free online tools enable anyone to do it – and reach an audience. But would you do it for free? What if it lead to a million hits and a two-book deal with HarperCollins? Emily Benet tells us how she used Wattpad as a launchpad, and shares her top tips for success.

Writing

Chris Smith 14th January 201529th December 2020 radio, Writing

How to break into radio writing: 7 tips by BBC Radio 4 commissioner Caroline Raphael

Whether you’re interested in writing drama or comedy, plays or sketches, BBC Radio 4 commissions hundreds of hours of original material every year – far more than BBC TV – and is always on the look out for new writing talent. BBC Radio 4 commissioner Caroline Raphael offers her top tips for aspiring radio writers.

Case Studies Get Published Twitter

Saul Wordsworth 9th January 201515th August 2021 Alan Stoob, Saul Wordsworth, Twitter, Twitter characters

How Saul Wordsworth took Alan Stoob from Twitter character to published book

Twitter: Huge distraction? Waste of time? Like shouting into an empty field? That’s what Saul Wordsworth used to think. But now his Twitter comedy character Alan Stoob has become a bestselling book, and may become a Hollywood movie. He reveals how he did it – and how you can create your own Twitter character.