Raising the profile of South Asian writers since 2007
by Jacqui Lofthouse There are many stages of the editing process – which may be one reason why many writers find editing a confusing and occasionally frustrating process. So often, we enjoy the first rush of enthusiasm that seizes us when we begin writing a book, but it is more difficult to keep that verve …
Part two of top ten writing tips with Jacqui Lofthouse.
by Jacqui Lofthouse 1. Set aside a regular time each week for your writing and make it sacred. Even if you can only find a single time slot, for example Sunday evening, put it in the diary and make it A FIXTURE. Tell everybody you know that you’re busy and honour this time. It may …
Please tell our readers a little bit about what you do, and what your background is? As a literary agent I sell the right to publish books of the authors whom I represent. I manage an author’s career right from the time I receive a manuscript to the book being in a bookstore. This involves …
Answers by Lorella Belli from The Lorella Belli Literary Agency 1. Agents sell third parties (for example book publishers) the right to produce market and publish books, not the books themselves. To put it more simply, they sell various types of rights in the intellectual property created by writers, and manage their career. 2. Most …
Forget about the authors and their books who claim that writing is impossible, that getting through the slush pile is impossible and getting published is impossible! There needs to be positivity to enable creativity and Dorothea Brande’s Becoming a Writer is a reassuring and comforting friend. Full of good, sensible and practical advice. Brande’s advice is over seventy years old …