Author blogs

Is A Creative Writing Degree Worth Your Time (And Money)? - A graduate celebrates.
Writing
Hannah Collins

Is A Creative Writing Degree Worth Your Time (And Money)?

I got my Creative Writing degree by accident. My college, in the UK, was unusual in requiring first-year students to pick an additional subject in their first year – partly to widen their interests, and partly as an escape route if their first choice wasn’t everything they hoped . My major was Fine Art, so

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What To Do If A Website Has Stolen Your Work - A scary burglar runs away, clutching pages.
Publishing
Robert Wood

What To Do If A Website Has Stolen Your Work

If writers share a single fear, it’s the Bibliotrice; a vast, word-eating chicken-monster that consumes nearly finished books with a ceaseless, demonic hunger. If they share a second fear, it’s having their work stolen. Rare occurrence though it is, plagiarism of this type can happen, and it makes sense to know what you should do in

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How To Take The Perfect Author Photo - An author poses for a photograph as if it's a fashion shoot.
Marketing
Hannah Collins

How To Take The Perfect Author Photo

Let’s face it – an author photo is probably the last thing on your marketing to-do list, especially if you’re the kind of person who hides from group selfies or whose mouth just can’t seem to form anything close to a photogenic smile. (My mouth certainly falls into that unfortunate category, by the way.) But, like

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How (And Why) You Should Plan A Podcast To Market Your Book - An author broadcasts using a huge satellite dish.
Marketing
Hannah Collins

How (And Why) You Should Plan A Podcast To Market Your Book

I’ve stifled enough chuckles on dull commutes and been distracted into wandering the wrong way down enough streets to safely say that I am a podcast addict. If you too are a regular listener, you’ve no doubt noticed that not only do podcasts make ideal travelling companions for fans; they also make highly effective indirect

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