‘This year’s Man Booker Prize longlist reflects the diverse tastes of the judges, but can the winner restore the shine to this tarnished trophy?’ David Sexton’s screaming headline on 26 July 2018 edition of Evening Standard caught my attention. I am on the fence with his proclamation. The judges had to trawl through 171 submissions, and that must have…
Mary Anne Willow is an author with a compelling message which will inspire, encourage, and support readers going through what some of us may have passed through at certain times in our lives, and what many are still living with today. Mary Anne writes about mental health with clarity and honesty. Her book evokes…
If you’re human, then you need to read this! The Afflicted, written by Andy Strutt is a book that strikes a chord with sci-fi fans worldwide. It’s believable yet terrifying. Striking a perfect balance between disturbing and gripping, The Afflicted follows the endeavours of Dr John Simmons in creating the miraculous wonder-drug Methuselah and the consequences…
Dementia is more prevalent in our society today than we care to admit. What would you do if a member of your family doesn’t recognise you anymore? According to the Alzheimer’s society, there are over 850,000 people with dementia in the UK, with numbers set to rise to over 1 million…
Recently on the news, a BBC reporter claimed that full-time writers earn an average of £11,000 per annum. That’s a meagre amount in the expensive world of today. How then are writers supposed to fend for themselves? Pay their bills and still find that special muse that would inspire them to keep writing.…
Writing is a solitary job, which kind of made it a grueling task if an author writes a book that hardly fly off the shelves. How can authors polish their craft and write flawlessly? Well, by writing every day and reading a lot. Words can change destinies because an expertly written article or story…
( Painting By Carla Dunn) An excellent article by the amiable CARLA KING, it tackles the ability to write compelling books through senses. Please read on: ***** Sight is the most obvious of the senses to invoke when depicting a scene in your written work, but your visual descriptions will benefit when you incorporate…
We are pleased to publish this heartfelt article from Andy Strutt, our bestselling author, whose début novel, ‘The Afflicted,’ has captured the imaginations of readers worldwide. Andy writes candidly about the story behind his new book. Please enjoy! My first love in life as a young boy was reading. By the time I was seven years…
(Image by Jim Cooke) According to several authors interviewed in a recent online survey, they all opined that writing a book is, incredibly, the easiest part. The editing part is not. The characters could dictate what they want, it happens, not often, but it does. Some authors were so convinced something, other than them, actually changed…
‘A dream doesn’t become a reality through magic; it takes sweat,determination and hard work.’ Colin Powell Are you a new author trying to navigate through the hazy world of publishing? We are here to make your dream a reality. Are you an established author uncertain of the future? Look no further, we are keen…
Photograph: Neil Hall/AFP/ Getty Images A huge congratulations to Jamaican author Marlon James, for his well deserved win of the prestigious Man Booker Prize. Having experienced rejection a record 78 times on his first work of fiction titled, John Crow’s Devil, his win is a testament to writers worldwide; don’t give up on…
In what could be termed as a brutal clamp down on great novelists, notable names were summarily excluded from the Man Booker shortlist. They included Anne Enright, a former Booker winner, Marilynne Robinson who has won the Pulitzer and the Orange prize, Laila Lalami, Anuradha Roy, Anna Smaill, Andrew O’Hagan and literary agent Bill Clegg…
