Fiction

Novelist Rebecca Abrams once told me that the reason that men loved puns and women couldn’t see the point of them was because women’s...

Imagine standing at the open door of a room where all is in darkness, and you can see nothing. Imagine someone flicking on the...

Before you get in touch with any publisher, do your market research and find out which firms bring out the kind of book you have written. Public...

Some writers swear by endless author visits and events as the best way of getting noticed. Bookshops, libraries, universities, literary lunches,...

How much do you think about the demands of the YA market while you’re writing?

Bridget Collins: Well, while I’m actually writing, not...

What sets YA fiction apart?

Bridget Collins: What I love about it is the intensity, and the freedom – because it’s in the middle of...