by Heather Bury | Sep 2, 2026 | Author Guide
You’ve slaved over a hot keyboard for weeks, or maybe months or even years. Your manuscript is finished and you typed that final full stop with gusto. Ta-dah! It’s done. Is it time for a huge sigh of relief, a little celebration or the next stage in your plan to...
by Heather Bury | Aug 26, 2026 | Author Guide
After 13 weeks with a small cohort of authors on the Author Guide Course, I’ve realised that getting a book from ‘I’ve got an idea’ to ‘selling like hot cakes’, is not about the quality of the idea, it’s about how well you plan. Lots of people have great ideas for...
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...
