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Ask a Literary Agent: Samantha Brace from Peters Fraser + Dunlop (PFD)

Ask an Agent: Samantha Brace from Peters Fraser + Dunlop

By Tess January 16, 2023

What are comp titles and how do you choose them? Advice for fiction writers on the BPA blog.

What are Comp Titles and How do you Choose Them?

By Tess January 9, 2023

Characterisation: Advice for Novel Writers – BPA Blog, with examples from Sally Rooney, Han Kang, Ray Bradbury

Characterisation: BPA’s Advice for Novel Writers

By Tess December 29, 2022

Author Q&A with Karen Pierce, BPA First Novel Award runner up, represented by Katie Fulford

Author Q&A: Karen Pierce, runner-up of the BPA First Novel Award 2022

By Tess December 12, 2022

How to Polish your Prose – BPA Blog Checklist

How to Polish Your Prose

By Tess November 8, 2022

Ask an Agent – Sabhbh Curran from Curtis Brown. BPA Blog

Ask an Agent: Sabhbh Curran from Curtis Brown

By Tess November 1, 2022

BPA Blog - Story Goal

Mapping Your Story Arc: The Story Goal

By Tess October 12, 2022

Ten reasons to enter novel competitions for unpublished writers – BPA Blog

Ten Reasons to Enter Novel Competitions

By Tess September 28, 2022

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Learn how to separate problem finding from problem

Learn how to separate problem finding from problem solving with author @emmadarwinwriter and edit your novel like a pro #writing #novelist #WIP

The #BPAFirstNovelAward is open to unrepresented

The #BPAFirstNovelAward is open to unrepresented and unpublished authors for a novel in any adult fiction genre.

Winner: £1,000 + Agent Introduction
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This Thursday, 6–8pm, join us for a practical, i

This Thursday, 6–8pm, join us for a practical, interactive workshop with @emmadarwinwriter, based in part on writing sent in by participants – link in bio.

We will start by exploring “writerly yoga”, with ways to increase the mobility and responsiveness of your word-mind and sentence-building skills. We’ll move on to explore ways to stretch and flex your ideas and imagination well beyond the places they usually reach. We’ll play with examples and share experience; there will also be time for questions.

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OUT NOW: Seven Months of Summer by BPA Editor @sas

OUT NOW: Seven Months of Summer by BPA Editor @saskiasarginson #bookstagram #amreading

Find out what literary agent Samantha Brace from @

Find out what literary agent Samantha Brace from @pfdagents is looking for in submissions! #writersofinstagram #bookstagram #writer

#BPAFirstNovelAward judge Ludo from @evewhiteliter

#BPAFirstNovelAward judge Ludo from @evewhiteliteraryagency tells us what he’s looking for in submissions. Follow the link in our bio to read more and submit! #writingcommunity #writing #novelist #writingcompetition

What are comp titles and how do you choose them? #

What are comp titles and how do you choose them? #fiction #writing #novel #amquerying

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This month only, receive £50 off a manuscript assessment or submission package review, and take your novel to the next level.

Follow the link in our bio to find out more about our editorial services and email info@bluepencilagency.com with the discount code JANSALE23 to find out which of our editors would be the best fit for your novel.

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