How to Edit Dialogue

How to Edit Dialogue

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Dialogue is a crucial component of almost every novel and short story, but it’s rarely taught. Author Ayn Rand says, ‘The best, most natural dialogue is usually written as if the writer is listening to dictation. You might get stuck on any particular point and have to...
Ask an Agent: Samantha Brace from Peters Fraser + Dunlop

Ask an Agent: Samantha Brace from Peters Fraser + Dunlop

Monday, January 16, 2023

Sam Brace is an Agent building a list of crime and reading group fiction. Alongside working on her own list, Sam looks after podcasts for Peters Fraser + Dunlop. At PFD’s digital-first imprint Agora Books, Sam launched the Lost the Plot Writers Competition as...
Hooks, Openings & Pitches – Recording of a live event

Hooks, Openings & Pitches – Recording of a live event

Friday, December 2, 2022

It’s not only agents and editors who judge a book by the first page: readers do too. In an industry driven by pitches, hooks, blurbs and the first paragraph of Look Inside the Book, writers need to get to grips with how a potential reader would first encounter their...