Psychic Distance Masterclass – May 29

Saturday, October 26, 2024

Psychic Distance Masterclass  Thursday May 29, 6:00 – 8:30 pm BST Psychic Distance: the fiction writer’s secret sauce. Over the years Emma has found that learning to work with psychic distance – often called narrative distance or emotional distance –...

“Micro” reports and mentoring

Monday, October 7, 2024

Last month, we looked at the “macro” and the benefits of receiving a full manuscript assessment. However, there are also advantages to focusing on a portion of your work. In this blog post, we ask our clients why they wanted feedback on an extract instead...

Why get a full manuscript assessment?

Friday, September 27, 2024

Twenty years ago, editors at publishing houses had time to work with an author on their manuscript, if they saw promise. As the market has become more and more saturated, this job has moved to literary agents. Now, agents are so busy they often don’t have the...

Psychic Distance – September 19, 2024

Friday, April 5, 2024

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Author Q&A: Lindsey Mellon & Philippa Ronan

Thursday, March 28, 2024

We recently discovered that, by coincidence, two BPA clients, Philippa Ronan (right) and Lindsey Mellon, were both to be published by the same independent publisher Northside House within only a few weeks of each other. They were happy to share their experience of...