Five Things Literary Agents do for Writers
WritingBefore I worked in publishing, I didn’t know what a literary agent did. In fact, most people outside the publishing industry don’t know what a literary agent does - even, sometimes, authors who...
View ArticleThe Art of Graceful Self-Promotion
WritingIf I had a pound for every time a writer told me they hate networking, I would be touring the world in my massive yacht instead of writing blogs for Scottish Book Trust. I work with writers who...
View ArticleWhose Story is it Anyway? How to Handle Multiple Narrators
Writing‘Whose story is it?’ – I can still picture my first ever writing teacher insisting on an answer to this vital question. After all, when it comes to writing a novel, the identity of the...
View ArticleGetting Started Writing in Gaelic
WritingIn 2015, Greg Thomson was one of our Gaelic New Writing Awardees. He sat down to share some of his best tips for getting started writing in Gaelic. Sgrìobhadh anns a' GhàidhligGed is i a'...
View ArticleTha Gàidhlig gam chuideachadh an t-saoghal fhaicinn bho sealladh cait (Gaelic...
WritingRead the English translation Bho chionn greiseag, bha mi aig Moniack Mhòr còmhla ri sgrìobhadairean eile mar phàirt de Dhuaisean nan Sgrìobhadairean Ùra. Tha mi ag obair air nobhail chloinne sa...
View ArticleFive tips for researching fiction from author Polly Clark
WritingAuthor Polly Clark shares a few of insights into the research process she’s developed during the writing of her two novels, Larchfield and Tiger.Research is an icebergSo much of the best...
View ArticleHow not to get published
WritingMoira Forsyth, author and editorial director at Sandstone Press, shares her insights into attracting a publisher’s attention – for the right reasons! These days it’s easy to submit your work to...
View ArticleApplying for the New Writers Award: Three awardees share their stories
WritingIf you love the idea of applying for a New Writers Award but you’re not quite sure whether to go for it or not, the below insights might just help you make up your mind. Read on to see what...
View ArticleJuliette Forrest: Writing stories inspired by colour
WritingI spent most of my childhood surrounded by pens and pencils, colouring things in. It came as no surprise when I announced to my parents I wanted to be an art director. Years of slaving away on...
View ArticleOne book, three publishers: Kate Tough's road to republication
WritingIf you’re a writer on the road to having a book published, or a writer who’s just been signed, look away now… this blog is like the stuff people don’t tell you about marriage when you’re...
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