Want to know how to get your first novel published without an agent? Debut children's writer Leona Forde, author of Milly McCarthy is a Complete Catastrophe, talks to us about securing a three-book deal with Irish publisher Gill Books ... Read the Post...
“I loved my time at UCD… Without a doubt it carried me towards publication” – Amy Gaffney
Today we're joined by Avon author Amy Gaffney (who writes as Rosie Hannigan) who reveals how a Twitter friendship led to the publication of her debut novel The Moonlight Gardening Club... ... Read the Post...
“My agent rang to say that… Penguin was interested”
Jane Corry is author of the new psychological suspense everyone's talking about - My Husband's Wife. Here she tells us how her experience working in a high-security prison provided inspiration for her debut novel, and she also provides some invaluable pearls of wisdom for aspiring authors... read on! What led you to write your debut thriller My Husband's Wife? It was a mixture of prison and marriage! After my first marriage ... Read the Post...
“I have never experienced anything like this first acceptance.”
Today we're joined by the brilliant Livi Michael who explains how her upbringing influenced her first novel, the difficulties of combining motherhood with writing, and how overwhelming it was to get published for the first time. Her new novel Accession, the final in her critically acclaimed War of the Roses trilogy, will be published on August 4th. Over to you, Livi...! Thank you for asking about my first novel – it’s lovely to ... Read the Post...