Learn how to build an author website to showcase your novels (even if you’re not tech-savvy), with advice on buying a domain name, web hosting, which pages to include, and more
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Emerging authors: discover when you should start creating an online presence for your novels (and why it’s sooner than you think).
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Stop Self-Rejecting: How to Get Past Self-Doubt and Start Submitting Your Novel Once upon a time, I was an unpublished author with a story that meant a lot to me, but wasn’t getting any traction no matter how many places I submitted. Then one evening, my mother handed me a page she’d torn out of
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How to Know When Your Novel is Ready to Submit to Agents and Publishers They say that art is never truly finished — it’s only ever abandoned. Sometimes, the moment of abandonment evolves naturally as the final revisions conclude and the creator takes a deep breath, steps away from their creation, and nods with tired
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For the authors who have to be dragged kicking and screaming to their socials and who’ve been wondering if it’s possible to be a successful author in this connected era without building a massive following on TikTok… The short answer is yes. For the longer answer, read on.
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From Belfast to the Beyond: Narnia, Westeros, and the Northern Irish science fiction scene As a Belfast writer, born and bred, I’m proud to be part of the rich tradition of speculative fiction in Northern Ireland.​And if you’re thinking, “Northern Ireland has a rich tradition of speculative fiction…?” don’t worry – you’re not alone. We
A Christmas-themed ghost story that took 30 years from first draft to publication – discover how Little Feet found its feet, from idea to print.
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An idea 20 years in the making: discover the writing process behind On the Brink, sequel to the Arthur C Clarke Award shortlisted Edge of Heaven.
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Where do authors get their ideas? Read on for one answer, in the form of the Bridport Prize shortlisted short story “Bluemelena” by RB Kelly.
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