So you've written a book? Congratulations! That's an awesome achievement. Where to from here? Before going any further you’ll need to define what your goals are for your book. This way you can know how much time, money and effort…
Interview with Susan Smith, author of Living with the Lions and Invisible Elephants What process did you go through to find a publisher? I started out by doing an online search for New Zealand Publishers but quickly found that it…
You will use an author bio (biography) across your marketing campaign. It will appear: next to your author photo inside your book on the bio page of your website in full and abridged forms on your social media. You may…
Wednesday 25th March, 4:39 pm. As you will have seen, New Zealand is going into lockdown from midnight tonight. That means we'll be changing the way we do business for the next month and engaging work from home mode. Our…
With New Zealand now at Covid-19 alert level 2, bookshops have been getting creative with ways to get reading material to their customers: Marsden Books have cancelled all events but remain open. They've also been crowdsourcing out of stock titles…
When commissioning an illustrator for your picture book, it's useful to know some of the terms used to describe different types of illustration. These terms are also helpful to know when planning out the pages of your book and deciding…
It's that time when we reflect on the past year and decide what we can do better in the next one. Here are some things to work on as a writer in 2020. 1. Read more All the best writers…
It's here! You're finally holding your finished book in your hands. You got past the blank screen, endured countless drafts and frustrations, even survived editor feedback and the exhausting process of typesetting and corrections. No doubt, when you wake up…
