What are your New Year writing resolutions?

It’s a new year, in fact a new decade. Whether you’re a fan of resolutions or not, January always feels like a new beginning, a chance to start afresh with a clean slate. Or to put it like the inspirational... Read More

How do you write?

It all started with a tweet. I was idly scrolling through Twitter, as I often do when I have a pressing work deadline, when I saw the tweet from an experienced and well-respected ghostwriter. Hoping to smash my 20K word... Read More

Ask an Expert…

Liz Gough, publisher of Yellow Kite and lifestyle at Hodder & Stoughton, talks the latest trends in the self-help and wellness market, the non-fiction book that created the biggest buzz at the London Book Fair and what’s currently on her... Read More

Is your story ‘on trend’?

I’m a big believer in the fact that a good story is always going to be a good story however publishing, like most businesses, is very trend led. When it comes to memoirs especially, tapping into a particular trend can... Read More

Why ‘The End’ is definitely not the end

There’s nothing quite like it either as a ghostwriter or an author as the feeling of utter relief when you type ‘the end’ on a manuscript. Personally it’s always followed by my end-of-book celebratory ritual which involves clearing my desk... Read More