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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…
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Sep 5
Ghosting Around
Ghosting Around
How writers can use their writing skills to help others tell their fascinating stories
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Sep 5
Thinking Paths
How going for a walk can help writers solve their creative problems
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Aug 20
Kiddy Commerce
Kiddy Commerce
How to become a successful children’s author — two authors explain their journeys
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Aug 7
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
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Jul 6
Pitching to Conferences
Pitching to Conferences
How running workshops at writers’ conferences can boost your writing business
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Jul 6
Find Your Way As A Freelancer
Find Your Way As A Freelancer
How to become a feature writer and gain more clients
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Jun 6
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.
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
May 3
Change It Up
Change It Up
How to come to terms with an ever-changing freelance writing market
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
May 3
AI Narration
AI Narration
How can AI Narration help self-published writers break into the audiobook market?
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Apr 4
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…
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Mar 8
Business Banking
Business Banking
Why every writer should have a business bank account for their writing business
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Mar 8
Access All Areas
Access All Areas
How writers can make their work more accessible and attract more readers
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Feb 1
Ask The Agent — Juliet Pickering
Ask The Agent — Juliet Pickering
Juliet Pickering of the Blake Friedmann agency chats about the opportunities and challenges of writing for the memoir market
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Jan 3
Selling Direct
Selling Direct
Why self-published writers are cutting out Amazon, Apple, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble, and selling direct to their readers
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Jan 3
The Relaxed Writer
The Relaxed Writer
Why every writer should do what they want, rather than what they think they should be doing
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Dec 10, 2023
Ask The Agent — Stephanie Glencross
Ask The Agent — Stephanie Glencross
What does a crime-and-thriller-loving literary agent look for in her submissions?
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Nov 2, 2023
Retreating to Write
Retreating to Write
Why every writer needs to run away to boost their creativity!
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Nov 2, 2023
The Heir Affair
The Heir Affair
What writers need to think about before they die
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Oct 11, 2023
Poetry in Performance
Poetry in Performance
Could becoming a performance poet boost your writing business?
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Sep 8, 2023
Ask the Agent — Lisa Highton
Ask the Agent — Lisa Highton
Simon Whaley chats to Lisa Highton of Edinburgh-based Jenny Brown Associates Literary Agency
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Sep 8, 2023
Capture Your Ideas
Capture Your Ideas
Exploring the tricky art of how writers can capture and keep track of their ideas.
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Aug 4, 2023
Ask The Agent — Skylark Literary
Ask The Agent — Skylark Literary
Simon Whaley chats to literary agents Amber Caravéo and Joanna Moult of the Skylark Literary Agency.
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Jul 11, 2023
Plastic Fantastic
Plastic Fantastic
Accepting card payments at author events is easier than you may think. Don’t miss out on book sales.
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
Jul 11, 2023
Passport to Publication
Passport to Publication
How to break into the travel-writing market — three travel writers share their secrets.
Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer
May 31, 2023
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