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10 Reasons Why Reading is Good For You

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by Claire Buss 1. Reading is stimulating! Remember the last time you read a great book? It probably got your heart racing in some way or made you think differently about something. Perhaps it scared you, made you laugh or cry. Either way, it got your brain working out and that ...

Get Writing Fit For 2020

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Remember those New Year writing resolutions you made? If they’re all but a distant memory now, fear not, for short story editor Clare Cooper is here with some light-hearted tips to whip you back into shape…  WALKING AND LIFTING  Power-walk your way to your nearest bookshop, remembering to take your Christmas book tokens with you.  Now, buy as many books as you can afford.  Balance it out by buying an even ...

As a… Writer: Patsy Collins

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From our ‘As A…’ series, L.M. Towton questions author and prolific short story writer Patsy Collins about herself and her writing.  Patsy Collins spends her time making things up and writing them down from her home in Lee-on-the-Solent or whilst traveling in a campervan. She is the author of five novels, ...

When Writers Become Publishers

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By Madeleine White  These days everyone is a writer. You might not think so, but if you use social media, email, or Whatsapp with conviction, you are able to say you write. However, in this digital free-for-all, something has also gone missing. Beyond the algorithms that feed us with whatever they think we ...

As a… Writer: Claire Buss

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From our ‘As A…’ series, Write On! interviews writer Claire Buss.  Claire is an award-winning,  multi-genre author and poet. She wanted to be Lois Lane when she grew up but work experience at her local paper was eye-opening. Instead, Claire went on to work in a variety of admin roles for ...

Coping With Rejection

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by Seb Reilly  As everyone who has worked in sales knows, there is a pattern to rejection. Door-to-door sales work on the 10% rule—for every ten people they speak to, one will buy what they are selling. The acceptance ratio in publishing is much lower than 10% but the principle still ...

As a… Writer: Ian Ayris

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In the first of our ‘As A…’ series, Lynda Shepherd interviews crime writer Ian Ayris.  Photo Credit: Karen Ayris No stranger to Pen to Print, Ian has been a mentor to Book Challengers, as well as running a series of writing workshops for budding writers. He was born in Dagenham, Essex, having ...

Why Authors Need Editors

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by Kim Kimber You’ve finished writing your book. You may well have spent months, years even, slogging away but finally your first draft is complete. I say ‘first draft’ because that’s exactly what it should be. Writing is only part of the process, the next, and most important, stage is editing and this is where ...

Rooted in Reality – Martina Cole Interview

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by Farzana Hakim ~ Queen of Crime Martina Cole shares how her east London roots have defined her route to success ~ Credit: Dave Lee, Express Photo Service Being a local, I’ve not travelled far to get here. From the Fiddlers in Dagenham, it’s only a handful of stops on the number 5 to the Barking Learning Centre. ...

Pen to Print Resolutions 2020

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by Claire Buss The Pen to Print alumni share their 2020 writing goals. My writing goals for 2020: Find an agent/publisher for my first novel (same goal as 2019) – long-term goal is to be traditionally published Find an agent for my second novel Find the time to write my third novel, which has been ...