How I Read 90+ Books a Year
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…
Category: Publishing
How to Write a Stand Out Cover Letter
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
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
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!
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
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
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…
YALC 2018
YALC 2018 This year I attended my first ever Young Adult Literary Convention (YALC) and it was great! I attended the first two days on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th July. I could have gone…
Fannying about with Press Releases: What do Book Publicists do?
Fannying about with Press Releases: What do Book Publicists do? Having just attended the Marketing and Publicity Book Conference, run by The Bookseller, I’ve not only charged my publishing batteries but also my blog batteries.…
What’s it like Working in Publishing? | Part 2
What’s it like Working in Publishing? | Part 2 Time for part two of my publishing Q&A. Don’t forget to take a look at the previous Q&A answer questions about internships, my publishing work experience…
What’s it like Working in Publishing? | Part 1
What’s it like Working in Publishing | Part 1 A few weeks ago I offered to answer any questions people had about working in the publishing industry, and today I am going to answer them…
Day in the Life of a Marketing & Publicity Executive
Day in the Life of a Marketing & Publicity Executive For anyone that doesn’t know I work in publishing as a Marketing and Publicity Executive, at a relatively new digital startup called Canelo. No, I don’t…
My Submission Process | Writing Post
My Submission Process | Writing Post Today I thought I would discuss my Submission Process, having just received a really lovely which was still a no. I have a surprising amount of insight into the…
I’ve got a New Job in Publishing | Job Update
I’ve got a New Job in Publishing | Job Update So in July last year, I got a job at a publishing recruitment company as a maternity cover Administrator. In the October I was promoted…