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man in white shirt using macbook pro — Hey, y’all! My name is Jason, and I’m a new writer who’s still trying to figure things out. I’ve been a member of this community for a little while now, and I’ve learned so much from all of you. But today, I wanted to talk about the struggles that new […]

The Struggles of a Newbie Writer

29th April 2023 in Author Theory tagged struggle / Writing by Jason Latnar

Being a British author means having access to a vibrant publishing industry, with a wide range of UK publishers offering opportunities for writers to share their work. From traditional publishers such as Penguin Random House and Bloomsbury to independent presses like Jacaranda Books and Influx Press. While there is a […]

British publishing and diversity in UK authors

8th March 2023 in Opinion tagged Andrea Levy / Bernardine Evaristo / Bloomsbury / Eurocentric / Influx Press / Jacaranda Books / Nikesh Shukla / Penguin Random House / UK literary scene / underrepresented voices / writers of colour / Zadie Smith by Arves Corral

person holding white ceramci be happy painted mug — I hear regularly that writing is not a real job but writing is a real job. As a teen, I wanted to dedicate my life to art and writing. This did not go over well with adults. I was told to start being sensible and get a real job. That […]

Yes, writing is a real job

4th January 2022 in Opinion tagged money / paid work / real job / Writing by Matthew Brown

copyright — In this post, we will take a quick trip around copyright law and just how long copyright lasts. All in order to ask one (not so) simple question – how long is too long? How long does copyright last? In the UK copyright lasts your entire life plus a further […]

Does copyright last too long?

12th May 2020 in Opinion tagged copyright / Disney / income / law / money / rights / sharing by Matthew Brown

idol-of-pomos — I have a theory that smart authors do not need to do marketing because they start cults to do that for them. Not just one cult, many of them. As many as possible. I recently made the case that authors should start movements. Because screw lists – build relationships. This […]

My #AuthorTheory is that smart writers start cults while the ...

31st July 2019 in Author Theory tagged authors / theory by Matthew Brown

a sheep — I have run into a wall when it comes to a part of the Author Platforms projects – the email lists section. I write about author platforms because I am good at theory and great at writing about theory. I am not so great at actually getting on and doing […]

My massive problem with mailing lists.

24th July 2019 in Opinion tagged Author Platforms / email / email list by Matthew Brown

Old Printing Press — In discussions and forums, I have noticed that many people carry a low opinion of self-publishing authors. Why is that? I am not suggesting that there are not some terrible self-published books out there. There are many very poor attempts that would have benefited from a professional editor. There are […]

Why the low opinion of self-publishing authors?

29th May 2019 in Opinion tagged authors / progress / publishing / ramble / self-publishing by Matthew Brown