Your book is written, your manuscript typed-up and the next phase is production and publication. It’s time to take your pages from typed-up to typeset, then out into the world into readers’ hands. But how do you get your book... Read More
I don’t know about you, but when I pick a non-fiction title in a bookshop, I flick straight to the back in search of the index. It’s an old habit formed of an awareness that a well-constructed index is... Read More
According to Shakespeare, "Brevity is the soul of wit," meaning more may be said using less language. Certainly a lot can be conveyed in few words. During the pandemic, The New York Times invited readers to send them six words... Read More
This post goes back to a day some time ago when I got on a train and went to a ‘meeting’. I know. I’ll give you a minute. It’s been a while. In case you still need help, a ‘meeting’... Read More
I’m just finishing the first draft of a book I’ve been working on since January. To get to this stage, the author and I have had to improvise slightly. Pre-lockdown we followed normal procedure, meeting in Starbucks in Westfield Stratford... Read More