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Fyi, I’m now looking for audiobook stories, too. It’s rather strange, tho… audiobooks are clearly a really important growth area, but they’re not well served by any specialist media that I can see. In fact, Audiofile magazine has recently been...

I was curious about the Norwegian Faber since the norwegian mkt is mentioned several times. Fabel anbefaler - Boktips og andre nyttige lyttetips - Fabel Also what came up was Fable | Stories for everyone An ap for readers. It does occur to me...

I was curious about the Norwegian Faber since the norwegian mkt is mentioned several times. Fabel anbefaler - Boktips og andre nyttige lyttetips - Fabel Also what came up was Fable | Stories for everyone An ap for readers. It does occur to me...

I won this a few years ago and was granted 15 minutes with a very charming agent. He asked for 10 k words from me but ended up leaving Creative Veritas the agency he was with and starting his own a week after. I fell through the cracks. Still I...

Hi All You may have noticed we've now introduced a new feature on the Colony called Events. This is to publicise our various special features both inside and outside the Colony. And it's under Events you will find this week's and all future...

What Hannah said. :) I'll try not to repeat but support. So my question is - with regards to agents and cliffhangers - am I better off A) explaining this in my covering letter? (although I fear it will make it quite lengthy) Just hook em in...

@Hannah Faoileán is totally right, never tell. Here's a writing mantra for you: resist the urge to explain. Never explain. I planned a trilogy a few times, and my last one I planned six books. No bites. If agents, who are readers, aren't...

Hi Hannah Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a detailed reply, as well as for your huddle comments on my cover letter on Saturday. All a massive help. I’ve read through your comments and possibly it is a case of d) that the ending is a...

Brian locked his helmet into his spacesuit, stepping out of the airlock and onto red earth that reminded him of the red dirt he loved from home.

Stepping out of the plane, wind whipped at Alex's hair as she plummeted to earth, her stomach dropping as fast as her, tickling her crazy.

Free, time-saving teacher resources | Oak National Academy. One question. What does Geoblock mean? And why does an organisation that apparently was started during covid to help people educate at home have to be "geoblocked." I saw they have a...

In retrospect, Samantha thought she’d been fantasising about murdering Jeffrey, cutting him up into small pieces, and leaving him in the trunk of his car since about the third week after she’d begun stepping out with him.

Hi All You may have noticed we've now introduced a new feature on the Colony called Events. This is to publicise our various special features both inside and outside the Colony. And it's under Events you will find this week's and all future...

Daily Book News Wednesday, 21st January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Libraro, Hachette UK and LoveReading launch £50k reader‑led prize Publishing Perspectives reports that a new prize will let readers vote on manuscripts; the...

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