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    We have grouped together four key stages that a writer goes through.
    Select the stage you are at and see how we can help.

    1

    Starting
    out

    Your book idea assessed: How Strong Is Your Book Idea?
    A review of those all-important Opening Chapters

    2

    Developing
    your craft

    A read and review of your work: Full Manuscript Review
    Develop your book with a mentor: Bespoke Mentoring

    3

    Ready to
    submit?

    A line-by-line edit of your manuscript to help iron out grammatical mistakes and inconsistencies: Final Polish

    4

    Speak to the
    right people

    Post a question to a literary agent: Agony Agent
    Or book a 30-minute consultation: Beat the Rejection Clinic

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    The first four titles in our Writers' & Artists' Guide To... series are now available, and provide the sort of essential guidance and advice on the writing and publishing process every unpublished author needs.

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    We offer a number of events & editing services geared towards helping you to get your book published.

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An Eight-Year Journey to Getting an Agent

An Eight-Year Journey to Getting an Agent

Janelle McCurdy has been trying to gain literary agent representation since she was 16. In this blog, she lists key moments in her journey, and what she learned along the way.

Resilience and the Waiting Game

Resilience and the Waiting Game

In her latest blog post for Writers & Artists about the experience of her debut novel being published, Nikki Garrard discusses the rewriting that she hadn't necessarily anticipated.

2021 Writing Courses

2021 Writing Courses

A host of online evening courses for 2021 are now available, including Fiction Writing Fundamentals with William Ryan, Your Children's Book with Christopher Edge and How To Write A Page-Turner with Caroline Green.

2 Easy Things To Help You Find Time To Write

2 Easy Things To Help You Find Time To Write

To celebrate publication of his latest book, The Organised Writer, Antony Johnston offers two essential things that creatives should follow in order to increase their writing time

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