My agent, Hannah Ferguson, sent my novel Mrs Sinclair’s Suitcase out to eight publishers in May 2012 and one by one, they rejected it. One editor was interested and we got as far as meeting up in London. It was an exciting moment and she had lots of editorial suggestions for me, which I went home and worked on … only to find that, for me, some of the ideas were not quite right. … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Louise Walters
Archives for February 2014
This Week In Books – Our Favourite Links of the Week
When a new app promises to have you reading over 1,000 words a minute, you’re skeptical. right? We were until we tried it. What do you think of Spritz? The cast of Harry Potter singing Taylor Swift is pretty magical, but we like the clapping Professor Snape gif even more. An excellent post on books you should read now based on your childhood favourites. … [Read more...] about This Week In Books – Our Favourite Links of the Week
Agent Wishlist Week – Lizzy Kremer of David Higham Associates
Lizzy Kremer is head of the books department at David Higham Associates, where she has been a literary agent for ten years. Lizzy represents lots of our favourite authors including Lucy Robinson, Ali Harris, Rowan Coleman and Lucy Diamond. I am open to reading and loving any novel. I don't have many preconceptions about what I will and won't enjoy. I love … [Read more...] about Agent Wishlist Week – Lizzy Kremer of David Higham Associates
Five Perfect Paperweights
Paperweights have gone out of fashion somewhat. Now that we write, work and read using our computers and tablets and phones, we no longer have great piles of paper cluttering our desks. At least that's the theory. I don't know about you, but I still manage to spawn drifts of the stuff. Post-it notes, which have lost their stickiness, lists scribbled on scrap paper, … [Read more...] about Five Perfect Paperweights
Friday Book Giveaway! Perfect by Rachel Joyce
Rachel Joyce wooed us with her debut novel, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, and her second book sounds just as good. Today, we have a copy of the newly released Perfect by Rachel Joyce to give away. Summer, 1972: In the claustrophobic heat, eleven-year-old Byron and his friend begin 'Operation Perfect', a hapless mission to rescue Byron's … [Read more...] about Friday Book Giveaway! Perfect by Rachel Joyce