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Authors Don’t Succeed Alone

Authors Don’t Succeed Alone

Only the author conjures those words into their magical sequence, but a book’s success depends on cooperation not isolation. Most authors realise the value of editors, proofreaders, alpha and beta readers and a range of technical or professional experts available

Trish April 3, 2017January 22, 2018 About Writing, publishing Read more

A Love Letter to Story?

A Love Letter to Story?

Now that A Biography of Story, A Brief History of Humanity is released, I want to show you why I wrote this non-fiction book and broke three ‘golden rules’ of publishing. One of my editors described the book as ‘a love letter

Trish March 28, 2017April 23, 2017 About Writing, publishing Read more

Publishing with Illustrations

Publishing with Illustrations

Remember Twitter before the ‘selfie’ craze? No one bothers to read tweets without images now. Even fewer will recall computing with DOS before Windows raised our expectations to click on a picture to open a Pandora’s Box. Our experience is

Trish March 12, 2017April 23, 2017 About Writing, Better Writing Tips, Featured, publishing Read more

Anatomy of a Book Cover

Anatomy of a Book Cover

Creating a book cover is a partnership between book designer, author and publisher. Each contributes a different essential element to the process of making your book stand out among thousands of others. Here is where artistry and marketing meet. “The

Trish February 27, 2017April 23, 2017 About Writing, Better Writing Tips, Featured, publishing Read more

Finding Your Writing Spark

All writers struggle at some point with their first full-length manuscript. But the right spark, whether a book, a mentor, a writers’ conference or a combination of all three, can set us back on track. A few weeks ago I

Trish September 26, 2016May 15, 2017 About Writing, Writing Read more
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A personal tale of tree planting that tells the deep-time story of a New Zealand sand country landscape.

Nature writing that is lyrical, passionate, and full of hope.

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“The triumph of The Five Acre Forest is...how it can inspire us all” The Pilgrim magazine

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A compelling travel read and a treat for history lovers.

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“Absolutely wonderful. One of the most fascinating book I’ve read in years.” Valerie Poore, travel writer

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A cultural  history of the power of stories in the comedy and tragedy of human affairs.

“Wonderfully written...when you read her books you are in good company.” (Goodreads review)

“Each chapter is a delight ... one superb storyteller telling a great story about another.” Put It In Writing book blog.

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'An enormously enjoyable book with tender moments, beautiful descriptive passages and plenty of humour.' Christina O’Reilly

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A new ebook edition of this popular illustrated travelogue

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“This is an essential ‘How To’ manual for writers of every sort.” Anne Stormont, Words with Jam.

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