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Craft Chat Should You Give Up On Traditional Publishing?
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AgentPete
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Publishing News Daily Book News Monday, 9th February 2026
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Thought for the Day Sometimes we don’t want to be tethered to yesterday. It’s nicer to ...
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Help Please! Annie Summerlee… What An Evening! (And – Can You Help…?)
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Thought for the Day The best way to cheer yourself up ...
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Event Weekly Huddle February 7th – 5.00pm UK time
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Publishing News Daily Book News Saturday, 7th February 2026
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Thought for the Day A clear conscience is usually the ...
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Publishing News Daily Book News Friday, 6th February 2026
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Craft Chat Writing Short Story Thread
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Thought for the Day In order to write the book you want to write, in the end you ...
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Thought for the Day Do what you feel in your heart to be ...
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News An Evening with Annie Summerlee and The Book of Blood and Roses
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Thought for the Day I must discipline myself. I must be imaginative and create ...
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Publishing News Daily Book News Tuesday, 3rd February 2026
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Thought for the Day Life is too short to be scared and not take risks. I'd rather be ...
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Thought for the Day People are like books: some deceive you ...
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News Ethical writing and The Salt Path
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Thought for the Day I don’t feel guilt at being unsociable, though I may sometimes ...
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Fanfare! My new digital publishing venture
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Dandelion Break Grumpy Cat and Woody Harrelson
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Thought for the Day I am burdened with what the Buddhists call the monkey mind. The thoughts that ...
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Thought for the Day Know who you are and stay true to it. Have a point of view, keep your ...
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Paul Whybrow
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Craft Chat International Bath Novel: Literary slant
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Dandelion Break Julie Child does vegetables
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Thought for the Day Don't submit to defeatism, the problems you're ...
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Craft Chat Irish Publishers Temple Dark and US Ruadon Books Zoom Jan 25th
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Thought for the Day Asking myself, 'Is this any good?' is pointless ...
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Thought for the Day Common sense is like deodorant ...
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Craft Chat Childrens Book Publisher: Little Islands
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Publishing News Daily Book News Friday, 23rd January 2026
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Craft Chat Tiffany Yates Martin "What's the Point"
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OPS Winners The Nifty November Results!
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Publishing News Daily Book News Thursday, 22nd January 2026
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Publishing News Daily Book News Tuesday, 20th January 2026
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Craft Chat Dublin "Date w an Agent"
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Publishing News Daily Book News Wednesday, 21st January 2026
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Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Why this hunger to write — I always ask myself ...
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Thought for the Day But the heart has its own ...
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Craft Chat Submit to Publishers-yu dont need an agent
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Publishing News Daily Book News Monday, 19th January 2026
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Publishing News Daily Book News Sunday, 18th January 2026
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Paul Whybrow
Thought for the Day Talent is God given. Be humble ...
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Thought for the Day I don’t need you to remind me of my age ...
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Craft Chat Analysis of Korean series and why they are so addictive
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Huddle January 17th - 5.00pm UK time
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Craft Chat Children's Poetry Prize- Caterpillar
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Craft Chat Lit Mag Resources
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Craft Chat The Adventure Writing Prize Comp is open
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