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Always Judge a Book by its Cover?

The story of my second book's ill-fated jacket design.

Mar 5

Are Authors All Headed for Burnout?

The publishing industry is mirroring music's downward spiral, sacrificing creativity at the altar of profit. But does it have to be this way?

Feb 22

Ten things you need to know... agents

What are agents? How do you get one? What do they do?

Jan 12

If You Want to Make Money from Writing...

Ten things you need to know...

Jan 10

WRITERS' LODGE 26: A Final Word (for now) on Self-Promotion

Hi friends! (First, some housekeeping. The other day I found two of my own newsletters in my spam folder, so it may well be that some of them are going…

Jun 1, 2023

A world full of books by rich, white, middle-aged men

Let's talk about money

Jan 26, 2023

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