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Working with an Independent Publisher: Editorial
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In her latest post for Writers & Artists about the experience of publishing her debut novel, Nicola Garrard provides insight into working with an...
Working with an Independent Publisher: Cover Design
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In her latest post for Writers & Artists about the experience of publishing her debut novel, Nicola Garrard looks at what it's like working with...
How My Debut Novel Became a Love Letter To London Teenagers
Blog

Twenty-one years ago I was researching London’s city livery companies’ funding of Early Modern theatre for my doctorate, looking in particular at...

Working with an Independent Publisher: Publicity
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In her latest post for Writers & Artists about what happens after an author is taken on by a publisher, Nicola Garrard discusses her on-going...
Jacket Quote Fishing, or how to get authentic and influential early readers
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After the first batch of uncorrected proofs of 29 Locks came off the press, a new, nail-biting process began; one I call Jacket Quote Fishing....

Resilience and the Waiting Game
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It’s been a while since my last blog post here and a lot has happened. After meetings with a commissioning editor at a ‘Big Five’ publisher, my...

From Idea To Agent
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In the first of her blog series for W&A, author Nicola Garrard shares her journey of getting an agent...
Taking Stock After Shortlisting Success
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Since signing with a literary agency a few weeks ago, my novel seems to have developed a momentum of its own. It’s been shortlisted in the Lucy...