Robert Wood

Rob has yet to encounter a bookshop he can walk past, a habit which has become deadly now that you can buy the newest releases digitally at 1am. Thankfully, it also comes in handy for providing the best advice on writing your book.
Mastering The Art Of The Elevator Pitch - An author calls an elevator.
Marketing
Robert Wood

Mastering The Art Of The Elevator Pitch

An elevator pitch is a quick, punchy set of statements that you can use to sell your book to a publisher, agent, or reader. The idea is that, if the person you’re trying to sell to got into an elevator with you, you’d be able to deliver your pitch before they reached their destination. Of

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7 Ways Caitlin Moran Can Help You Improve Your Writing - Caitlin Moran waves at the reader.
Publishing
Robert Wood

7 Ways Caitlin Moran Can Help You Improve Your Writing

To gaze upon the accomplishments of Caitlin Moran is to flirt with a jealously that may take a lifetime to fade. At various times awarded Columnist of the Year, Interviewer of the Year, Critic of the Year, Cultural Commentator of the Year, Writer of the Year, and Ultimate Writer of the Year, Moran has worked

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How (And When) To Stop Front-Loading Your Story - A character pedals a bike, the front basket laden with packages.
Writing
Robert Wood

How (And When) To Stop Front-Loading Your Story

Editing your story is, if we’re honest, more than half the battle of completing it. The first draft is a rush of creativity, but it’s in the editing that you turn it into a well-oiled machine that (crucially) is more concerned with entertaining the reader than acting as an outlet for the author. The technical,

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Your Research Can’t Stop With The Internet – Here’s Where To Go - An author stands in front of shelves of books.
Writing
Robert Wood

Your Research Can’t Stop With The Internet – Here’s Where To Go

If you want to create something unique, research is a must. We’ve said as much before, but what we haven’t told you is that the internet isn’t really enough. To tell the reader something they didn’t already know, to mine the details that make your work feel realistic, to hit the third draft and suddenly

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