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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…
My Self Isolation Routine It’s kind of difficult to do a morning or evening routine right now, as everyday is beginning to look at lot like all the other days of the month. Instead, I…
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…
My Spring To-Be-Read List I haven’t done a to-be-read post in a while and I have a lot of books currently sitting on my bedside table. So why not write one now. These are the…
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 –…
Book Recommendations Based on Other Books What do I mean by this title? Well, if you loved this book you’ll love this book too, is what I’m trying to say. For example, if you love The Hunger Games 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…
How to Create and Cultivate a Side Hustle I recently ran a workshop on how to start a side-hustle and I want to share some of that insight in a blog post. So today I’m…
