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Grub Street
131.3 | 2020 | The Author

Grub Street

ByMartin Reed 15 September 20204 October 2020

Andrew Taylor’s quarterly digest

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Indexers, all about
131.3 | 2020 | The Author

Indexers, all about

ByMartin Reed 15 September 20204 October 2020

Working with indexers, by Paula Clarke Bain

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What to say, how to say it
131.3 | 2020 | The Author

What to say, how to say it

ByMartin Reed 15 September 20204 October 2020

Anna Caig offers advice on online interviews

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Reading between the lines
131.3 | 2020 | The Author

Reading between the lines

ByMartin Reed 15 September 20204 October 2020

Amanda Craig: what are your characters reading?

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Q&A: Penelope Lively
131.3 | 2020 | The Author

Q&A: Penelope Lively

ByMartin Reed 15 September 20204 October 2020

Booker Prize winner and former SoA Chair

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Writing with your hands tied
131.3 | 2020 | The Author

Writing with your hands tied

ByMartin Reed 15 September 20204 October 2020

Bob Hastings on the constraints of ELT textbooks

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Grub Street
131.2 | 2020 | The Author

Grub Street

ByMartin Reed 15 June 20204 October 2020

Andrew Taylor’s quarterly digest of book trade gossip

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ALCS & CLA: behind the acronyms
131.2 | 2020 | The Author

ALCS & CLA: behind the acronyms

ByMartin Reed 15 June 20204 October 2020

Tony Bradman introduces the Copyright Licensing Agency

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Illustrators mean business
131.2 | 2020 | The Author

Illustrators mean business

ByMartin Reed 15 June 20204 October 2020

What’s the best way to approach an illustrator? Sarah McIntyre looks at what to say (and not)

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The company of others
131.2 | 2020 | The Author

The company of others

ByMartin Reed 15 June 20204 October 2020

Judith Heneghan considers the benefits of writing groups

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Ask an Author: Sarah Waters
131.2 | 2020 | The Author

Ask an Author: Sarah Waters

ByMartin Reed 15 June 20204 October 2020

Sarah Waters on book reception, mayhem and starting again

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Author newsletters
131.2 | 2020 | The Author

Author newsletters

ByMartin Reed 15 June 20204 October 2020

Novelist Claire Fuller on why you should have one (and how to start it)

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