They’re calling this week the bloodiest week in publishing; hundreds of people lost their jobs, salaries are frozen and the once thought recession proof publishing world has been sent into a tailspin. On Litopia After …
Posts Tagged ‘manuscript’
Storytelling – The New Rock n’ Roll?
Storytelling – is it the new rock and roll? Peter sounds a note of caution on the latest “short-cut to bestsellerdom” that’s being sold to writers. In today’s Write Report, Donna reports that Mills & …
Will You Remember Me Tomorrow?
How about dividing your manuscript into two books – each one written from a different point of view? And should you re-submit your amended manuscript to the same publishers/agents you sent it to last time? …
Pirates, Orphans and Point of View
Why you need to master point of view – and the fate of writers who don’t – by Peter. In Donna’s Write Report, Congress passes the “Libel Tourism” bill – bad news for Britain’s …
Why Writers Fail
What are the most common causes of failure for a writer – and what can we learn from them? Peter investigates. In today’s Write Report, Donna considers one of the hidden perils of …
Does Your Manuscript Have Series Potential?
What, exactly, is a “novel with series potential”? And should you pitch your novel as a one-off, or as the first part in a series? Peter returns to this subject. In today’s Write Report, Donna …
Submissions, Potter & Pics for your Blog
Peter discusses whether you should finish your manuscript before you submit or if you can start sending it out to Agents and Publishers earlier; Donna brings us the latest news featuring Harry Potter and the …
Submissions, Schubmishins!
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? …
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 …
Summer Special: Masterclass
It’s the last week of our holidays and Litopia After Dark brings you some stunning interviews from Donna.
David Diaz, Caldecott winner, talks about children’s book illustrating and the relationship between illustrators and writers.
Sid Fleischman, Newberry …
Facebook Face-Off
Last week, we gave Amazon’s Kindle a good going-over – and we’re not finished with the subject yet – well take another look at it quite soon, when we can assess what kind of …
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