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12 Twitter Accounts About Publishing You Should Follow So as many of your know I work in publishing. I am the Marketing Manager for Avon, HarperCollins. Currently most of the publishing industry are working from…
How I Got a Literary Agent I recently announced that I have been signed by a literary agent, Hannah Weatherill, at Northbank Talent Agency. This was perhaps the biggest achievement of 2019 for me, and…
How to Pitch Yourself I am a massive side hustler and I’ve got where I am because I pitch myself. I am the ultimate Pitch…er. Pitching yourself is not an easy thing to do though,…
How to Make the Most of London Book Fair 2020 Every year the publishing industry goes a bit crazy during London Book Fair week in March. I have been to the London Book Fair every…
Books To Pre-Order in 2020 As someone who works in publishing I know how important pre-orders are for books, particularly debuts. If you love a book or are interested in a book then pre-order it! It…
What Skills Does a Marketing Executive Need? I’m currently mentoring a marketing assistant in the publishing industry, and the first question she asked me when we met – beyond, who the hell are you –…
I’m a London Book Fair Trailblazer 2020 At the beginning of the year I was nominated for a London Book Fair Trailblazer award, as one of thirty one nominees. The Trailblazer awards are to celebrate…
How I Read 90+ Books a Year Each year I set myself a reading goal via Goodreads, and this year I decided to read 90+ books. A lot of people, mostly book bloggers, don’t like…
How to Write a Stand Out Cover Letter As someone who has changed jobs multiple times over three years I have written my fair share of cover letters. I also worked in recruitment and have…
Day in the Life of a Marketing Manager For those of you that don’t know, I’m a marketing manager in publishing. I work for a small – yet mighty – imprint of HarperCollins. Honestly, no…
Ways to Get into the Publishing Industry I have a unique story when it comes to my career growth in the publishing industry. I started interning at a literary agency when I was 20 years…
I’ve Got a New Job in Publishing! Well, this headline feels familiar. Just over two years I wrote a blog post on getting a new job in publishing and now I’m writing another one. Since…
Monthly Round-Up | January 2019 I know that we’re only a few weeks into the New Year but so far – touch wood – the year has been going great! It’s been going so well…
My Story | What Happened to My Mr Keats A few months ago I called quits on my journey with Unbound and my novel My Mr Keats. I was looking to publish my novel and was…
