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The Kickstarter That Almost Broke the Internet
What do you think is the most successful Kickstarter campaign of all time? A project for a new-fangled smartwatch? Laser engraver? VR headset? Guess again.
It was high fantasy and science fiction author Brandon Sanderson who almost broke the internet in 2022 when he launched a Kickstarter campaign to publish four new books…
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How to Write Like George R. R. Martin
Back in 1996, almost 20 years after he published his first novel, George R.R. Martin released A Game of Thrones, the opening book in the world-famous series A Song of Ice and Fire.
After persevering through numerous setbacks, empty book launch events, low book sales, and rejected TV scripts, this book would change the course of Martin’s career. And create millions of new fantasy fans in the process…
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Is Serialisation the Future of Publishing?
The first time I heard of serial novels, I was in my early teens. Spending most of my free time after school writing short stories, listening to Paramore, and scrolling Tumblr in the late 2000s, I came across a news article about fellow Scottish teenager Estelle Maskame.
Estelle was sharing her novel draft one chapter at a time and getting instant feedback from a huge readership on Wattpad, a social storytelling platform where writers and readers can connect, share their stories, and read writing from others…
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Brownface & Bad Reviews: Authors Behaving Badly
We often think of writers as gentle, sensitive, thoughtful creatures. Whether it’s a best-selling author penning their latest masterpiece or a budding writer sharing their first stories online, you might picture someone sweetly sipping from a cup of tea and clickety-clacking on a typewriter from a cabin in the woods.
But writers, just like everyone else, are not perfect. We are by no means exempt from having beefs, stooping low in petty feuds, and, sometimes, behaving downright terribly…
BLOG ARTICLE | LITERATURE & LATTE
5 Ways Flash Fiction Can Help You Overcome Writer’s Block
Writer’s block is often caused by fear. Fear you won’t be able to do justice to the story you’ve perfected in your head. Fear you won’t be able to finish the project, so why bother continuing?
When that all-too-familiar creative paralysis hits, it can feel as though your own mind is stonewalling you. Like a petulant child with a pout, crossed arms and a fierce scowl, your mind doesn’t want to play. You plead with it for one teeny tiny fruitful idea. One solution to a creative problem. One way to neatly sew up a nagging plot hole. But nothing is working. The child has plonked themselves down on the ground, refusing to speak.
BLOG ARTICLE | LITERATURE & LATTE
4 Tips for Choosing Your Book Title
For some writers, titling their book comes naturally. The idea arrives in their mind before they start writing or in the early stages of drafting. Like a eureka moment, they welcome the title with a strange familiarity. ‘There you are. Of course, it’s you. Come on in and get settled.’ But for most writers, titling their book leaves them lost for words.
Maybe you’ve changed the name of your book countless times since you started. Or you have a name that kind of works but doesn’t put a fire in your belly. If the task has become agonising, here are some tips to help you find the words…
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