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Another week, another small offering of insight on what went into the content of the upcoming Issue 11 of page seventeen. Don’t forget to promote these authors if you know them or are … Continued
For several weeks now I have been interning at Busybird Publishing, a small publishing house run by husband and wife super duo, Blaise van Hecke and Kev Howlett. This place … Continued
It’s still a little while before Issue 11 is released and available. So in the meantime, until November 19 we can do two things: 1) Shamelessly plug back issues available … Continued
Cover letters – eventually, we all have to write them if we’re to submit to a publisher or an agent. But is there a trick? A good cover letter shows … Continued
Microsoft’s Word, despite all its idiosyncrasies, can be a powerful tool for any writer when used correctly. Unfortunately, most writers don’t. They use it as a typewriter, instead of taking … Continued
Following on from my last post, it’s worth having a quick word about the mindset that comes around in being a writer constantly attempting publication. Because, honestly, it’s gruelling to … Continued
So a piece of work has been finished, or at least laid out to reasonable comprehension. There’s a sense of relief. Then anxiety. Then out-and-out despair. Because so much of … Continued
Never take the easy option when writing. We all do, on occasion, through our own inexperience (not realising that something better may be required), through laziness (whizzing along, and taking … Continued
