Archive for the ‘Industry’ Category
Is the rise of the topical novel killing literature?
11 Dec 2020THE RISE OF THE TOPICAL NOVEL In 2010, I took my then agent for a Chinese lunch. I pitched an…
Why most people are crap at persuading
22 May 2020This message was intended solely for writers and film-makers, until I realised that pitching and persuading is something that everyone…
Angry movies at the Baftas
29 Jan 2020ANGRY MOVIES AT THE BAFTAS We live in angry times, it seems. So I shouldn’t have been surprised when I…
#IndieAuthorChat Nov 19 & book offer
14 Nov 2019Book offer Christmas is coming and the first presents are on their way. First, I’m hosting a free Twitter chat…
Do’s and don’ts of submitting to agents
30 Oct 2019SUBMITTING TO AGENTS Crime writer Dominique Hall has written to me for advice on sending a novel to an agent.…
The roller-coaster ride of publishing a novel
04 Jul 2019THE ROLLER-COASTER RIDE OF PUBLISHING A NOVEL It’s not often that a writer gets to blow his own trumpet, but…
Has Amazon deleted your reviews?
04 Apr 2019Has Amazon deleted your reviews? A few weeks ago I wrote a blog in which I said how important reviews…
How to write a riveting review
08 Mar 2019How to write a riveting review This week, an art that is both very new and almost as old as…
