Inside Novels

The struggle to get published

If you want to be a writer, you will need to have patience.

Keith Gray is an award-winning writer of books for teenagers and the Scottish Book Trust's first Virtual Writer-in-Residence. Keith shared some useful hints for aspiring authors.

Author Profile is about helping authors to deal with an array of new challenges.

Training for published authors

Justin Somper is the author of the best-selling 'Vampirates' books. He spoke about the challenges for published authors, and how Author Profile offers training and support for the business of writing.

Sarah wrote the historical biographies Bird Of Paradise: The Colourful Career of the First Mrs Robinson and Elizabeth & Leicester.

Writing historical biographies

Sarah Gristwood is an acclaimed biographer whose books include Arbella: England’s Lost Queen, Bird of Paradise: the Colourful Career of the First Mrs Robinson; and Elizabeth and Leicester.

Ifeoma was inspired to write a book about Africa.

Writing children’s books

Ifeoma Onyefulu is a children's author, novelist and photographer. She spoke about her inspiration, an unusual path to find a publisher, and why writers shouldn't be discouraged.

Harry Bingham is Managing Director of The Writers’ Workshop.

Developing first-time writers

Harry Bingham is the best-selling author of eight books. He combines writing with running The Writers’ Workshop, which exists to offer help and advice to first-time writers.

Career article

Agents have a much more intimate knowledge of what commissioning editors will and won’t go for

Getting a literary agent

In the transaction between writer and publishing house, the hard truth is that the aspiring writer is likely to come off worse unless they have a literary agent in your corner.

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