by Heather Bury | Aug 19, 2026 | Author Guide
What is wisdom? The dictionary (at least the one on my desk) says ‘Good sense, judgment; accumulated learning, knowledge.’ You don’t have to have grey hair and a long white beard (or whatever the female equivalent is) to have wisdom. It’s something that we grow over...
by Heather Bury | Aug 12, 2026 | Author Guide
I have a passion for words, some people consider me to be geeky when I get on my soapbox about incorrect spelling, misuse of words and poor sentence construction. They’re not usually unkind about my geekiness, but I can almost hear the eye-roll they’re suppressing....
by Heather Bury | Aug 5, 2026 | Author Guide
I read a lot of fiction and sometimes wonder where the authors get their ideas for stories from. Then I realise that when things happen around me or I hear about something that has happened to someone else, my first reaction is often ‘that would make a great book!’...
by Heather Bury | Jul 31, 2026 | Author Guide
The days of being able to pitch your proposal to a traditional publisher are pretty much gone. And, if you’re a first-time author, don’t get excited about getting an advance, you need a substantial track record to get that. There are two ways into traditional...
by Heather Bury | Jul 24, 2026 | Author Guide
Becoming an author requires you to develop many skills – planning, research and writing for starters. But when the last full stop of the final draft has been put in place, your career as a marketer is now going to be centre stage. There are five key areas that an...
