By Caroline Madden “I received 47 rejections spread across a few years.” “I sent the book off to around a dozen publishers and a dozen agents. I got 14 rejections and the rest didn’t bother answering.” “It got rejected left, right and centre.” The first two quotes are from Booker Prize-nominated authors Donal Ryan (read Donal's full interview here) and Ed O’Loughlin, and the third is from the award-winning novelist Liz Nugent. Even for the ... Read the Post...
“When Little Bones came out, it was No 1 in the bestseller list for 4 weeks” – author Sam Blake
Today we're lucky enough to be joined by bestselling author Sam Blake, aka literary legend Vanessa Fox O'Loughlin (founder of www.writing.ie), who tells us how a chance conversation with an agent led to a three-book deal ... Read the Post...
“Once the book was ready to go on submission, a book deal with Virago came about very quickly” – Aoife Fitzpatrick
Today we're delighted to be joined by debut novelist Aoife Fitzpatrick who explains how entering fiction competitions, and completing an MFA in Creative Writing, propelled her towards her first book deal ... Read the Post...
“It seemed unbelievable when Hachette offered me a two-book deal” – Serena Molloy
Today we're joined by debut children's author Serena Molloy, whose novel about dyslexia Wider than the Sea is getting rave reviews. Serena talks agents, book deals and the 'pure magic' of meeting young readers who have connected with her book ... Read the Post...
