Developing your idea

If you have an idea for a story in mind and have begun fleshing it out then the developing your idea section of the site is for you. Browse our collection of articles full of advice and things to consider as your get started writing your book.

Jamie Smart
Article
5 min read
Q&A with Jamie Smart
Clare ADMIN
25th February 2025
Edited
2nd June 2025
Jamie Smart will be the first ever Creative of the Fair at The London Book Fair. We spoke to the author-illustrator about his career so far and...
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Editing
Article
12 min read
Self-Editing
Dea Parkin
24th February 2025
In the third of this article series, editor Dea Parkin describes which different types of ‘editing’ an aspiring novelist can expect their work to...
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