Peter answers a question about submissions from an Agents point of view. What do literary agents and publishers do with queries and submissions? Does the agent read it or is it passed to an assistant? …
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Submissions, Schubmishins!
My First Book is a Sequel
Peter discusses whether you should mention in your query letter that your book is part of a planned series. Should you pitch your book to an agent or publisher as a series, or should you …
With Friends Like These…
Do agents and publishers prefer people who are already published? If you’re a journalist does that give you a better chance of attracting the attention of an agent? Or is it better to be a …
All Change
Litopia After Dark this week has a new format. Buoyed up by the roaring success of our Summer Specials (thank you all for your wonderful feedback) we’ve incorporated a few of your favourite segments into …
Semi-Colonic
On Litopia After Dark this week The Boston Globe reports that the semicolon is in trouble.
And, dare we say punctuation in general. Is this the end of civilisation as we know it – or simply …
Gossip & Scandal
We’re back! Did you miss us? We missed you!
In our first Litopia After Dark of the season we’re talking about the pitfalls of self-publishing and the plunging sales of the gossip magazine. We also cover …
The Publish-Or-Be-Damned Game Show
Our last, and without doubt most outrageous (note the “Explicit” rating) live offering before the long summer break – we proudly present our most ambitious and most perfect game show offering, for your amusement and …
The Sad Death of Publishing News
A shock announcement today from Publishing News, the British book trade magazine, that it is to close. Plus Today in Writing History from Eve, and Today’s Writing News from Donna.
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Cakes In The Rain
Eve exposes history’s first vanity publisher… and Donna’s left that darn cake out in the rain again…
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Pace Yourself!
Does Country Music reflect the history of the people? On Litopia After Dark this week we discuss a new book by Dana Jennings called Sing Me Back Home. Also, that buzzword of the ’90s – …
Lunch with Rolfe Swinton
One of the most interesting and insightful people currently working in the new media area, Rolfe has pretty much done it all – as an entrepreneur in media and technology, as a management consultant and …
What’s Your Problem?
The Doctor is in! Litopia After Dark this week takes on the role of Public Service Broadcasting. The life of a writer is often lonely, exhausting and intense; trapped in a world of introspection and …
BIG NEWS: LITOPIA DAILY IS COMING!
Six months ago, Litopia Writers’ Colony launched the world’s first weekly panel show for writers – LITOPIA AFTER DARK. The show quickly attracted rave reviews and an ever-growing audience of listeners globally.
A Big, Sexy Package
Your book is written, re-written, checked and double checked and you’re ready to find it a home. But in this ultra-competitive publishing climate how do you ensure your novel escapes from the slush pile? …
The Sex and Death Show
The life of a writer is idyllic; long walks in the countryside, sipping latte in street cafes and pondering the greater meaning of life on the banks of a babbling brook. So everyone thinks! In …
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