The Business of Writing

Simon Whaley chats to John Baker of the Bell Lomax Moreton agency about the weird world of speculative fiction.

How every writer can practice the art of topping up our creativity, because without creativity, we have no writing business.

Why every writer needs at least three copies of their writing

When does a writing hobby become a writing business?

Simon Whaley chats to Sarah Hornsley of PFD about breaking into the historical fiction market.

Copyright protects every writer, not just the professionals. This is why every writer should know their rights.

Simon Whaley chats to Laura Macdougall of United Agents about improving LGBTQ+ representation in publishing and what publishers are…

How to get your self-published book translated into several languages

A children’s author, a novelist, and a poet share their stories about their first self-published books

Simon Whaley chats to agent Adam Gauntlett, about the narrative non-fiction market, and his recent experience of becoming a published…

How writers can use their writing skills to help others tell their fascinating stories

How to become a successful children’s author — two authors explain their journeys

Simon Whaley chats to Kerry-Ann Bentley of The Good Literary Agency, about the challenges poets face in securing an agent

How running workshops at writers’ conferences can boost your writing business

How to become a feature writer and gain more clients

Simon Whaley chats to Madeleine Milburn, one of the UK’s Leading literary agents, about the literary fiction genre.

How to come to terms with an ever-changing freelance writing market

How can AI Narration help self-published writers break into the audiobook market?

Simon Whaley caught up with romance-loving Hannah Schofield after she won the Romantic Novelist Association’s Agent of the Year award for…

Why every writer should have a business bank account for their writing business

How writers can make their work more accessible and attract more readers

Juliet Pickering of the Blake Friedmann agency chats about the opportunities and challenges of writing for the memoir market

Why self-published writers are cutting out Amazon, Apple, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble, and selling direct to their readers