So far, in this series on the publishing roles involved in building a book, we’ve heard from Cath Burke, in what does an editor do? and Thalia Proctor, in what does a desk editor do? Now that we have a finished manuscript, it’s time to think about the way it’s going to look on the shelf. […]
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Building a book: what does a desk editor do?
In this series we go behind the scenes to speak to the people who take a book from the author’s desk to the reader’s shelves. In last week’s post, what does an editor do? we met Cath Burke, one of the two editors with whom I worked on my latest book, LET ME LIE. Once […]
Building a book: what does an editor do?
Publishing is a mystery to anyone outside the industry (and to a fair few within it, if we’re honest). In a recent post I answered the frequently asked question, how long does it take to write a novel? by taking you through each stage of the publishing process. I thought it would be interesting to […]
How long does it take to write a novel?
One of the questions I’m asked most frequently is how long does it take to write a novel? I wrote last year about the way life sometimes gets in the way of work, so I thought I’d follow that up with a post about when things do go to plan! How long does it take to write […]
What happens on a book tour?
I’m often asked what happens on a book tour, and although there isn’t a simple answer (tours vary hugely from author to author, country to country, and book to book) here’s a ‘day in the life’ of my most recent tour. I spent a few days in Italy to promote I See You, spending time in […]
Authors on Social Media: what readers want
Long before I was published I loved following authors on social media, and now that I’m an author myself, I thoroughly enjoy chatting to readers and writers online. It is, however, an area fraught with risk. How much promotion is too much? Where is the line between personal and professional lives? What sort of posts […]