Author Kara Gnodde in Conversation with her Mentor Sara Sarre

Ahead of the publication of The Theory of (Not Quite) Everything on Feb 28 in the US and March 16 in the UK, we interviewed debut author Kara Gnodde in conversation with her BPA mentor Sara Sarre. Find out where Kara found the initial inspiration for the novel, how...

Author Q&A: Georgina Maynard

I Will Keep Her by Georgina Maynard is out now with The Conrad Press. Thriller meets romance, it tells the story of a frantic search for a kidnapped teenager. Georgina worked on the novel with BPA editor Oliver James, and we’re delighted that it is now out in...
Wordiness

Wordiness

HOW TO CUT WORDS WITHOUT LOSING ANYTHING One of the key edits to complete when polishing a manuscript is a ‘wordiness’ edit. Cicero said, ‘Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind.’ Whether you’re looking...

Mothering Sunday by BPA Founder Sara James Published by Orion

While founding bluepencilagency and editing manuscripts for budding writers, Sara Sarre was also working on her own debut novel, and we are delighted to share that Mothering Sunday by Sara James is out now. Harriet Bourton, publisher at Orion Fiction, picked...
5 Exercises to Try Before Writing Your Novel

5 Exercises to Try Before Writing Your Novel

Once you have drafted your novel and and received feedback on it, there are bound to be issues that you wish you’d thought about more before you began. Of course, so much of a story develops in the process of writing it, but there are exercises worth doing...