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The Business of Writing

Because being a writer is not just about the writing

Virtual Assistants

Virtual Assistants

How writers can delegate their admin time to free up more time to be creative
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Jun 6
Ask The Agent — Jessica Woollard

Ask The Agent — Jessica Woollard

Simon Whaley chats to Jessica Woollard of David Higham Associates about the narrative non-fiction genre of nature and landscape writing.
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
May 5
Becoming A Productive Writer

Becoming A Productive Writer

Tips for writers on how to increase their productivity
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
May 5
Pursuing Patrons

Pursuing Patrons

How writers can secure patrons to support their writing financially
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Apr 2
Ask The Agent — John Baker

Ask The Agent — John Baker

Simon Whaley chats to John Baker of the Bell Lomax Moreton agency about the weird world of speculative fiction.
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Mar 10
Topping Up The Creative Well

Topping Up The Creative Well

How every writer can practice the art of topping up our creativity, because without creativity, we have no writing business.
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Mar 10
Back Up Your Writing Business

Back Up Your Writing Business

Why every writer needs at least three copies of their writing
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Feb 5
Writing Hobby or Writing Business?

Writing Hobby or Writing Business?

When does a writing hobby become a writing business?
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Jan 4
Ask The Agent — Sarah Hornsley

Ask The Agent — Sarah Hornsley

Simon Whaley chats to Sarah Hornsley of PFD about breaking into the historical fiction market.
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Jan 4
Know Your Rights

Know Your Rights

Copyright protects every writer, not just the professionals. This is why every writer should know their rights.
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Dec 5, 2024
Ask the Agent — Laura Macdougall

Ask the Agent — Laura Macdougall

Simon Whaley chats to Laura Macdougall of United Agents about improving LGBTQ+ representation in publishing and what publishers are…
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Nov 1, 2024
Translation Transactions

Translation Transactions

How to get your self-published book translated into several languages
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Nov 1, 2024
Self-Publishing Success

Self-Publishing Success

A children’s author, a novelist, and a poet share their stories about their first self-published books
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Oct 4, 2024
Ask The Agent — Adam Gauntlett

Ask The Agent — Adam Gauntlett

Simon Whaley chats to agent Adam Gauntlett, about the narrative non-fiction market, and his recent experience of becoming a published…
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Sep 5, 2024
Ghosting Around

Ghosting Around

How writers can use their writing skills to help others tell their fascinating stories
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Sep 5, 2024

Thinking Paths

How going for a walk can help writers solve their creative problems
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Aug 20, 2024
Kiddy Commerce

Kiddy Commerce

How to become a successful children’s author — two authors explain their journeys
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Aug 7, 2024
Ask The Agent — Kerry-Ann Bentley

Ask The Agent — Kerry-Ann Bentley

Simon Whaley chats to Kerry-Ann Bentley of The Good Literary Agency, about the challenges poets face in securing an agent
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Jul 6, 2024
Pitching to Conferences

Pitching to Conferences

How running workshops at writers’ conferences can boost your writing business
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Jul 6, 2024
Find Your Way As A Freelancer

Find Your Way As A Freelancer

How to become a feature writer and gain more clients
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Jun 6, 2024
Ask The Agent — Madeleine Milburn

Ask The Agent — Madeleine Milburn

Simon Whaley chats to Madeleine Milburn, one of the UK’s Leading literary agents, about the literary fiction genre.
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
May 3, 2024
Change It Up

Change It Up

How to come to terms with an ever-changing freelance writing market
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
May 3, 2024
AI Narration

AI Narration

How can AI Narration help self-published writers break into the audiobook market?
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Apr 4, 2024
Ask The Agent — Hannah Schofield

Ask The Agent — Hannah Schofield

Simon Whaley caught up with romance-loving Hannah Schofield after she won the Romantic Novelist Association’s Agent of the Year award for…
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Mar 8, 2024
Business Banking

Business Banking

Why every writer should have a business bank account for their writing business
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Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Mar 8, 2024
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