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This is the beginning of a pre-apocalypse disaster movie.

Authors, have you thought about taking more control of your backlist and getting rights back from your publisher? I took the leap and re-released the first book today. 📚 What did I learn? How did I do it? And… will it be worth it? 😬 More info here: open.substack.com/pub/savvywrite…

Stinging its away into the Kindle top 50, grab yourself a copy of #2 in the Dr Vanessa Marwood series about a spate of murders in NY caused by poisoned LIVE insect jewellery 😳🪲

Can't believe the Savvy Writers’ Snug is over 7 years old! 🎉 A haven for published authors, it’s now welcoming select service providers—editors, mentors, retreat organisers (but sorry, still no publishers or agents). Interested in joining? More here: savvywriters.substack.com/p/celebrating-…

Points were made.

Can you help with a literary mystery? 🕵️‍♀️ Just found this book in our loft (buying old books from charity shops was my hobby as a kid 🤓). I think the name inside is Lord Leaningham but nothing comes up with internet search. Maybe X can help?! 🙏

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I’ll be going live with Mark at 8! Come say hello!

Great post from Phoebe Morgan on how sales ‘track’ shapes publishing decisions. It’s sparked a conversation we need to have more openly, and I've written my own post based on author chats I've had about it here: substack.com/home/post/p-16…

This is amazing!!!

Think nailing craft is enough to get published? Think again. Here’s what I tell every aspiring author I mentor (and why it might surprise you). savvywriters.substack.com/p/why-aspiring…

Dogs, the unsung heroes of author mentoring.

If you’re going to fake being a bestselling author, maybe don’t use a username that sounds like a password generator had a meltdown. (I love playing with these lame little scam artists).

Wrote a piece for The Bookseller about why we need more transparency in publishing 💚

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ATTENTION WRITERS! A space has cropped up on my day long writers' retreat in September! Think a whole day of writing with fellow authors, cake, lush food... and I'll be there to chat! All in the amazing Northamptonshire countryside. Visit savvywriters.co.uk/day-retreat for more info!