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The Closet Editor

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Once you finish writing your manuscript, what do you do next? Submit it somewhere Give it to friends to read Revise. If you answered number 1 or 2, you’re wrong. … Continued

Publish for Profit

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Wondering if your book is ready to publish? Search out Beta Readers before investing your time and money.

Respecting the Craft

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When talking to people at parties, usually one question is always asked: ‘What do you do?’ Now here’s how these conversations never turn out: Person #1: ‘I’m a brain surgeon.’ … Continued

The Competition Game

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Competitions are exciting. We all want to be recognised. We want our work to be lauded. We want that celebration to spread across the publishing industry and consumer market and … Continued

Making a New Path

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Here’s an exercise: take a personal item – it could be anything, but preferably something that’s at least a few years old. Hold it in your hand if you can. … Continued

Busybird Creative Fellowship

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The Busybird Fellowship is an initiative designed to help an emerging writer through their tentative steps into the industry, providing a mix of: actual cash ($500): always useful, whether it’s … Continued

What is a Writer?

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When can someone say they’re a writer? On the surface this is a weird question because the answer can be at once obvious but also murky. Is it when they … Continued