authors

“One of the disadvantages of literary awards is the fact that authors are writing to please a book award committee, rather than to spread the message of love, tolerance, peace, and serve humanity.” Mouloud Benzadi

Hi Everyone, so I'm thinking of attending the London Book Fair this year (I live in France) and was just wondering if you have any experience with it? Is this mostly for agents and publishers? Or is there also something for authors to do there? On their website there is a Writer's Summit but not...

Are in the news today... https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/michelle-paver-among-13-authors-featured-in-ghost-story-collection-from-sphere Will discuss the issues surrounding anthologies in the Huddle if requested. :) p.

https://theempoweredauthor.com/ Described by themselves as 'a supportive and accessible community for authors who are looking to improve their book marketing skills and knowledge'. Almost certainly involves payment somewhere down the line, but interesting nonetheless. Ex-Bonnier Books UK head...

Hi Everyone! So lovely to be here! Looking forward to getting to rekindle old acquaintances, and to getting to meet new members! Happy weekend everyone!

'Bad authors are those who write with reference to an inner context which the reader cannot know.' Albert Camus

‘Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons.’ Robertson Davies

Authors' Ghosts I think that authors' ghosts creep back Nightly to haunt the sleeping shelves And find the books they wrote. Those authors put final, semi-final touches, Sometimes whole paragraphs. Whole pages are added, re-written, revised, So deeply by night those authors employ Themselves...

I’ve raced through my stack of books and need some recommendations! My preferred genre is novels: recent favorites that I highly recommend are Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward, and Spill Simmer Falter Wither by Sara Baume. All three of these use language...