publishing industry

A cheery note for aspiring trad-published writers. The market may well be increasingly fragmented but there is hope! https://brevity.wordpress.com/2024/12/20/publishing-is-alive-and-well/

Antony Horowitz is a prolific author and writer for the large and small screen. He has been told to edit his latest manuscript to remove certain thoughts, phrases and expressions that may cause offence. He said - “What is happening to writers is extremely dangerous,” he continued, “where...

Last weekend I braved Auckland's public transport system to spend the day surrounded by fellow New Zealand writers. I was only there for half the conference, but I learned a lot (and got to catch up with fellow Litopian @Robinne Weiss too!). Rather than keep these learnings to myself, here are...

You’ll have noticed a few changes around here recently: there’s a lot more to come. But let me fill you in on the background to all this… the way I’ve been thinking. First as an author, then as a literary agent, I’ve seen the publishing business go through tectonic changes. More change in a...