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WRITING ADVICE FOR AUTHORS

Writing tricks to make your characters come alive in your novel and memoir

Readers want to live and breathe your characters in a novel. They want to walk in your shoes in a memoir. But how do you make your...

What are publishers looking for in 2021?

If you do want to get published, a good idea is to look at what are publishers are actually looking for in their 2021 booklists....

How to write a Personal story for magazines

You've experienced or done things that can interest others. These things don't have to be earth shattering -- just incidents that others...

How to set a writing goal

Do you actually have a clear goal? And if you do have a goal, then are you any closer to it? Because I don’t want you to hang about too...

Find your non-fiction book structure

Structure is the architecture of your book. It is the way you are going to organise your information in a way that is entertaining and...

4 universal rules of writing (to be published)

You all know I am a bit fan of lists and rules. So here are some of my own from years of working on books and placing books to be...

What is an advance, royalties, a platform, self-publishing? Some concepts explained

What happens after you deliver your finished manuscript to your publisher? We answer all your questions on publishing. Your publisher...

All non-fiction books need a big idea

You know what you want to say and it feels logical to you, but how do you present it to the reader in a way that is clear, logical and...

How to plan a non-fiction book

The difficult thing about planning a book is working out how to break down the information; often it feels as if there is just this great...

Reclaiming Wildness. Soul dancing and story

It is closing in on three in the morning and sleep is the furthest thing from my mind. The night is electric as the relentless call of...

How to get published. An authors guide to writing a publishable book

Everyone has a book in them - or so they think. But what does it take to turn that killer idea into a publishable manuscript. Writing...

Want to get published? 3 things you need to do

Treat your writing like a career and a business and it can change your life. That's one of the gems I learned on our writing retreat in...

Sarah Bullen is an international writing mentor and literary agent. She works with writers all over the world to tell their stories, and write that book. Founder of The Writing Room and Kent Literary, she has had over 180 books published by writers she has mentored over the last two decades. As well as being a regular guest on talk shows, podcasts, literary festivals and writers’ circles, Sarah has been leading international writing retreats and adventures since 2014.