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I'll tell him indoors we aren't going on holiday this year so I can get my super duper new edition of Howl 😀

Ooh! A new limited edition of Howl's moving castle! . . . How much? Eh, no.

Yes please @Jonny xx

Please include me, Jonny! And I really hope you're feeling a bit better.

Please JONNY I REALLY do want to make this one.

Please. Thanks.

Can't make this one. It's my graduation weekend.

Sorry I've been MIA these last few months, I've been deep in the self-pub trenches (and still am). And just coming up for air a little here is my hot take: Stop querying. Stop submitting. Stop begging. Stop waiting. Just publish the damn book...

Independent publisher Legend Times unveiled a new imprint called The Book Social, designed to build a community of readers across the UK and internationally by pairing curated fiction with interactive events and social‑media engagement. The...

When submitting and almost inevitably receiving rejections, it is important to remember there are many reasons for rejection, and also, they haven't a scooby who you are so they are rejecting the submission, not you. Reasons: a) You didn't...

Not many writers can make a full time job out of fiction writing. Nice work if you can get it. Many successful authors need other income streams - teaching, editing, ghost-writing for famous people - or other professions altogether. Even for...

I only submit to Writers of the Future. It's free and runs 4 times a year. I refuse to pay for comps. So far I got two honorable mentions....

Note for me. Add Trey

I swore I'd stop wasting money on writing competitions, but this a modest fee for a good cause so maybe... (and I recently got a longlisting for the 'last ever' paid competition I entered, so the pricey raffle ticket pays out once in a while.)...

It's an interesting idea that is synchronistic with many of Pete's. Have you discussed this with him? How is this moneticised for you? You say join for free but as a consumer I suppose I am suspicious of any such claim. As they saying goes if you...