The five rules of getting a book deal
This completely splendid post by Jean Hannah Edelstein gives you an informed and compelling assessment on what it takes to get a book deal in the current publishing climate.
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Iain looks at the rise of ebooks and questions the wisdom that says that the rise of technology in publishing makes all things equal for writers.
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Reading at and setting up a spoken word event
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In this episode Iain chats to Manuela Boyle about spoken word nights, including how to set one up and the benefits of performing your work, and to Donna Sørensen from the Irish Writers Centre in Dublin.
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Ignore anyone who tells you to write, write, write!
This blog post sees Iain (hello) get all hot under the collar about the idea that we should all write, write, write if we are to call ourselves writers and fight our way through bouts of writer’s block.
How to write about your life (without upsetting friends and family)
Provides practical advice on writing autobiographically and encourages writers to always think ahead before they write about their lives.
What do you keep in your writer’s tool belt?
This guest post from Manuela Boyle looks at writers’ tools – the handy and sometimes indispensable things we all need to get the job done.
Writers, abandon your muses – they’re a work of fiction!
In this, Write for Your Life’s first post, you’ll find out why all writers should bin their muses and learn to accept defeat when the words won’t come.
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Broomeshtick
Though editing Write for Your Life is a wonderful job, Iain has also written a novel and works as a professional copywriter for a leading UK design agency. You should visit, read and subscribe to his personal blog.
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The five rules of getting a book deal
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Why AudioBoo is a terrific tool for writers
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Write for Your Life is one year old today!
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