In this Q&A video, David Norrington, Managing Director of Wordcatcher Publishing and Author Hub, explains the four things authors should look for when picking an illustrator to work on their book. 1. An understanding of your story Illustrators must understand …
In this Q&A video, David Norrington, Managing Director of Wordcatcher Publishing, explains four things self-published authors should remember when deciding on a printer for their book. 1. Who really does the printing? Many so-called publishers are just glorified organisers. They …
In this Q&A video, David Norrington, Managing Director of Wordcatcher Publishing and Author Hub, explains the three things authors need to know if they want to quickly improve their writing skills. 1. You can’t… improvement takes time If you want …
In this Q&A video, David Norrington, Managing Director of Wordcatcher Publishing, explains his top three tips for authors who want to create fantastic book covers. 1. Pay for it Unless you’re a book designer yourself, you should always get a …
In this Q&A video, David Norrington, Managing Director of Wordcatcher Publishing, explains the three steps authors should take when submitting their book to book publishers. 1. Read their guidelines Before submitting your book to a book publisher for consideration, you …
There are many resources on this site to help you to write your book from scratch. That means research, writing, proofing and editing yourself. Let’s consider other ways of getting the content on the page in front of you. 1. …
Front Stand out, but don’t stick out like a sore thumb Elements need to be well-chosen for your genre and relevant to your readers. The objective is to belong in your genre. Standing out from the crowd doesn’t always equate …
One of the most influential books about teaching writing skills is Image Grammar by Henry Noden. In this book, Noden suggests that writing is similar to creating a painting and that the most interesting paintings are those with a variety …
The idea of showing the audience things about your character rather than telling your audience things about the characters is a common writing tip. But what does it actually mean? It boils down to having trust that your audience can …
Coaching encourages learning, growth, and teamwork and it enables individuals to broaden their horizons, develop new skills, and motivate themselves to achieve improvement in performance or the achievement of specific goals. Often, coaching is a means of exploring ideas in …