Articles For Authors

31st August 2018 Dame Agatha Christie remains among the world’s most well-known authors, having written 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, as well as several romance novels. She is responsible for not only the longest-running play in the world – The Mousetrap – but also for one of literature’s most famous fictional detectives, Hercule Poirot. Aspiring … Continue reading Learn from a legend: Agatha Christie

9th July 2018 Learn how to appeal to an age group with a massive appetite for well-written books. Fiction for young adults is a very distinct genre – no longer children’s stories, but not quite adult fiction. There’s a tough line to draw in content and style, but if done well, you can break through to this large … Continue reading Targeting Young Adult Fiction Readers

21st June 2018 Share your knowledge and experience to help others cope with challenges you have overcome. Self-help is a fantastic genre with a keen audience willing to read new books and explore new options. If you can name a life problem, tricky situation, or awkward circumstances, there’ll be someone going through it, no matter how niche it … Continue reading How to Write a Self-Help Book

5th June 2018 There are just a handful of authors who make it to the big time and enjoy the heights of household-name fame, where consumers will buy a book when they see it just because their name is on the cover. British novelist Roald Dahl and romance writer Danielle Steel are two of this elite group, and … Continue reading Learn From the Best: How to Write by Danielle Steel and Roald Dahl

29th April 2018 Satisfy your wanderlust and share it with the world to earn some money along the way. That’s the dream destination for travel writers and here’s how you can get there. For a writing role that most idolise, there are a surprising number of challenges and hurdles along the way – it’s not all describing sunsets … Continue reading Writing a Travel Book

19th April 2018 They’re two of the biggest names in writing and here’s what you can learn from the best. JK Rowling and Stephen King know a thing or two about this craft and have reached what most authors would consider the pinnacle in success: becoming hugely successful as a result of their popular titles and skills with … Continue reading Be a Bestseller: Advice on Writing Success from JK Rowling and Stephen King

10th April 2018 Hit the target with crime fiction and you’ll be rewarded with success in a very lucrative market. Crime and thriller fiction fans tend to stick to their favourite genre, and in some cases will have read so many stories of cunning, woe, and carnage that it can seem as though they’re nearly impossible to impress, … Continue reading Killer Clues on Writing Crime Fiction