3 June 2019 - What's new
3 June 2019
- ‘When...I started, there was the hardback and the paperback. Then there was the hardback, the trade paperback, and the paperback. Then there was the hardback, the trade paperback, the paperback, and the ebook. Then there was all that plus audio. Then all that plus podcasts; and, with the likes of Apple and Amazon involved, more places than ever before for serialisations and dramatisations; and more places than ever before for film and TV adaptations; and more markets than ever before opening up for deals...' This week's Comment about the growing market for books comes from Caroline Michel, literary agent and CEO at London literary agency Peters, Fraser & Dunlop, in Bookbrunch.
- For anyone thinking about or embarked on self-publishing, our ten-part WritersServices Self-Publishing Guide by Joanne PhillipsUK-based freelance writer and ghostwriter. She has had articles published in national writing magazines, and has ghostwritten books on subjects as diverse as hairdressing and keeping chickens. Visit her at www.joannephillips.co.uk is an essential starting-point, taking you through the process step-by-step. 'Indie authors access the same professional services as traditional publishing houses. They employ freelance editors, proofreaders and cover designers. They have their work professionally formatted for ebooks and typeset for print. They may use service providers to manage some or all of the publishing tasks, or they may go it alone...' Articles include Choose Your Self-publishing Route and Marketing and Promotion for Indie Authors: Online.
- Our new page Copy editing services covers our six services working on writers' manuscripts, a range which includes our top of the range Writer's Edit and English Language Editing. We have just introduced free samples and free short written assessments on most of these services, which are provided by our skilled professional editors. We are transparent about our rates and our high quality copy editing services are also very good value.
- We've got some interesting links this week: authors who find it difficult to complete their novels because of the weight of their readers' expectations, Watched plots ... Hilary Mantel and the writers under pressure from fans | Books | The Guardian; nearly three times as many Americans read a book of history in 2017 as watched the first episode of the final season of "Game of Thrones", Opinion | The Comeback of the Century - The New York Times; essential reading for any author who ever has to give a reading, How to Plan a Book Reading That Delights Your Audience | Jane Friedman; a British author who has sold 100 million copies of books about an American hero, How author Lee Child lost his job and found global success - BBC News; and would my Korean publishers have done this if I were white? Being Published in Asia Changed Everything About My Asian American Writer Experience - Electric Literature.
- Are you thinking of submitting your book to an agent? Try our Finding an Agent page or Your Submission package.
- More links: hiring an editor to work on your manuscript is one of the best and most necessary investments an author can make, Indie Authors Talk Editors 2; what was it that made her children's books so special? Judith Kerr obituary | Julia Eccleshare | Books | The Guardian; talking about her approach to writing, Sara Paretsky Writes What's On Her Mind | CrimeReads; and a firm whose products and services are expanding, but they're still based on its first premise, that people want to read and write, What clicks with fiction readers? Wattpad helps authors find out - The Globe and Mail.
- Have you been working on your book? Are you now ready to submit to publishers or to self-publish? We offer the widest range of editorial services on the web, tailored to writers' requirements and carried out by our professional editors, Our Services for writers.
- From our Writers' Quotes, Samuel Delany: 'Talented writing makes things happen in the reader's mind - vividly, forcefully - that good writing, which stops with clarity and logic, doesn't.'
