We’re publishing (in three easy chunks) a really useful guide to self-publishing by digital guru David Gaughran. He blogs here and his book, Let’s Get Digital, is available from Amazon and other fine e-providers. This second part of the guide … Continue reading →

We’re publishing (in three easy chunks) a really useful guide to self-publishing by digital guru David Gaughran. He blogs here and his book, Let’s Get Digital, is available from Amazon and other fine e-providers. This opening part of the guide … Continue reading →

Following a new secret programme from the WW’s Special Ops department, we’ve been able to implant video cameras into highly trained cockroaches … and have released those roaches into the offices of the most influential editors & agents in New … Continue reading →

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Stephenie Who? WW client Tim O’Rourke is now as close as kiss-my-hand to toppling the Queen of Vampires off her perch. The image (left) is taken straight from Amazon’s website – it’s the Kindle bestseller chart for “Children’s Love and … Continue reading →

Richard Blandford is the author of the novels Hound Dog and Flying Saucer Rock & Roll, and the online short story project, The Shuffle.  He blogs and tweets. Compare the following two pieces of writing. Example A There was a … Continue reading →

A Guest Blog from Dexter Petley. Dexter is the acclaimed author of a number of novels: a literary noir whodunnit, Little Nineveh (Polygon 1995), Joyride (Fourth Estate, 1999), and White Lies (Fourth Estate 2003). White Lies was shortlisted for the … Continue reading →

Simon Whaley is the author of ten non-fiction books, including his latest: The Positively Productive Writer. His first book, One Hundred Ways For A Dog To Train Its Human (Hodder & Stoughton) spent 4 weeks on the UK bestseller lists … Continue reading →

We get asked a lot of questions over the course of a month – but perhaps the commonest such question boils down to this: do you know literary agents who are taking on new / first-time writers? And the answer, … Continue reading →

Every so often we invite a WW client to give us a “My Path to Publication” type post – in order to make the point that everyone’s path is different and those paths are normally long. Our current invitee, John … Continue reading →

A Guest Blog from Fay Sampson. Fay is the author of numerous books for both adults and children. She has been shortlisted three times for the Guardian Children’s Book award, and is winner of the Barco de Vapor award for … Continue reading →

A Guest Blog from Dexter Petley. Dexter is the acclaimed author of a number of novels: a literary noir whodunnit, Little Nineveh (Polygon 1995), Joyride (Fourth Estate, 1999), and White Lies (Fourth Estate 2003). White Lies was shortlisted for the … Continue reading →

A Guest Blog from William Kowalski. William is a novelist, screenwriter, and book reviewer for the Globe and Mail. Since abandoning the hurly-burly of urban life and moving to the country ten years ago, I’ve become ever more engaged in … Continue reading →

We’ve had a bit to do with Conville & Walsh over the years – all good things, of course – and it’s a pleasure to reprint the following piece by David Llewelyn, their chief talent scout. We’ve somewhat abridged the … Continue reading →