Exciting news, folks! Our imprint indie house, Talem Press, has signed debut author, Bonnie Wynne, in a multi-book deal for her fantasy series The Price of Magic. Wynne is based in Sydney, where she w
Most writers will be aware that pacing is important, whether in a short story, a novel or across an entire series. But what exactly is pacing? Why is it so important? And how can you make sure you mas
Today we're going to talk about one of the most divisive literary devices around: the prologue. As you probably know, a prologue is a section that appears before Chapter One in a book. The prologue is
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So you've finally finished that difficult first draft. Congratulations! Writing an entire novel is a massive undertaking, and you've done super well to make it this far. As you know, though, the hard
You've no doubt heard of Scrivener before. Developed by Literature and Latte, this piece of novel-writing software is expansive, affordable, and extremely popular with experienced authors and beginn
