

Lockdown Writing Tips (No.2)
We hope that you - and your loved ones - are continuing to stay safe and healthy. Earlier this week we were telling you about our...


Let's Stay In & Read
Over the coming days and weeks, we will be sharing writing and book marketing tips for our wider author community. We are living in...

Ready to Launch
Organising a launch event to celebrate your book’s publication can seem daunting. But it doesn’t have to be. Clink Street author Laura...


Authoright's Gareth Howard honoured to join panel of Judges for inaugural writing competition.
Brighton Festival and Lulu.com are coming together to launch an exclusive short story writing competition based on the Brighton Festival...


Getting Naked in Malibu
Constructive feedback early in the writing process can often make all the difference in the quality of the final product, but that...

Editing - Why Do We Write?
Why do we write? You may think it’s a simple question, but that doesn’t mean there is a simple answer. Author and editor Peter Salmon...


Summary Squeeze
While it may not seem possible to encapsulate your book into just a few hundred words, it’s an essential part of promoting it, and...

Editing - On Reading
One of the things that baffles me more than anything in the world is people don’t read books, but want to write them. Actually, let me...


A Day in the Life of a Publicist
Kate Appleton, Authoright’s Senior Publicist, shares her inside scoop on how book publicity works and why the unknown world of...

Editing - Behind the Red Pen
From little grammar mistakes to major plot holes, a good editor can be the savior of your book. Peter Salmon gives a look inside the mind...