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Author interview with action/thriller writer Keith McArdle

Kit Carstairs · November 28, 2017 · 1 Comment

Author, Kieth McArdle

We took a moment to chat with Keith McArdle; author and sometime MAA client. We wanted to know a little more about his life as a writer; how he writes, what he writes and what drives him. He was kind enough to take the time to tell us all about it… Can you tell us a little bit … [Read more...] about Author interview with action/thriller writer Keith McArdle

Filed Under: Adventure fiction, All About Editing, Author Interviews, Book Marketing, Crime fiction, General Fiction, Getting Published, Military fiction, Self Publishing, Thriller fiction Tagged With: Author interview, Book marketing, editing, Keith McArdle, Military fiction, publishing, self-publishing, Suspense fiction, Writing

Author Interview – Jim Marwood

Kit Carstairs · November 25, 2015 · 2 Comments

Author, Jim Marwood

ABOUT THE AUTHOR… Can you tell us a little bit more about yourself? What did you want to be when you ‘grew up’? I’m still unsure about the growing up bit, but I qualified in medicine in England, then emigrated as a ‘Ten Pound Pom’. I worked in tropical Queensland at a … [Read more...] about Author Interview – Jim Marwood

Filed Under: All About Editing, Author Interviews, Book Marketing, Getting Published, Guide To Writing, Non-fiction, Self Publishing Tagged With: Author interview, authors, biography, history, jim marwood, non-fiction, pat collins, publishing, self-publishing, tasmania, Writing

More on… Manuscript Appraisals

Kit Carstairs · August 5, 2015 · Leave a Comment

The Manuscript Agency was recently invited to post a guest blog for Self-Publishers' Showcase, a wonderful resource of information and support for authors choosing to self-publish.   Finding the path to writing a ‘publishable’ piece of fiction is a balancing act: it … [Read more...] about More on… Manuscript Appraisals

Filed Under: All About Editing, Book Marketing, General Fiction, Non-fiction, Self Publishing Tagged With: appraisals, assessments, authors, editing, manuscript, publishing, self-publishers showcase, self-publishing, Writers, Writing

Author Interview – Guy Roberts

Kit Carstairs · July 6, 2015 · 2 Comments

Author, Guy Roberts

Author, Guy Roberts, was kind enough to share his time with us to talk about his fictional thriller, 'Napoleon's Gold'. We wanted to know more about his life as a writer and here he shares a little of his writing journey with us… ABOUT THE AUTHOR… Guy was born in the UK and … [Read more...] about Author Interview – Guy Roberts

Filed Under: Author Interviews, Book Marketing, General Fiction, Getting Published, Self Publishing, Thriller fiction Tagged With: author, Battle of waterloo, fiction, Guy Roberts, napoleon, Novel, Publishers, self-publishing, The Da Vinci Code, thriller fiction, Waterloo, Writing

Top 5 Mistakes Novice Authors Make

Kit Carstairs · April 21, 2015 · 5 Comments

Grammar Meme

Your road to becoming a published author will be filled with moments of pure excitement, but you’ll also experience moments of utter desperation. The best way to prepare for these ups and downs is to acknowledge the problems and find ways to avoid the most common … [Read more...] about Top 5 Mistakes Novice Authors Make

Filed Under: All About Editing, Book Marketing, Getting Published, Self Publishing Tagged With: authors, don't tell, editing, Grammar, Novice writers, Plot development, publishing, self-publishing, Show, Writers

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