Monthly archive - August 2022

The Society of AuthorsThe British authors’ organization, with a membership of over 7,000 writers. Membership is open to those who have had a book published, or who have an offer to publish (without subsidy by the author). Offers individual specialist advice and a range of publications to its members. Has also campaigned successfully on behalf of authors in general for improved terms and established a minimum terms agreement with many publishers. Recently campaigned to get the Public Lending Right fund increased from £5 million to £7 million for the year 2002/2003. Regularly uses input from members to produce comparative surveys of publishers’ royalty payment systems. http://www.societyofauthors.org/ has issued a call for unity among its members and says it has investigated allegations it failed to support gender critical members but has found no basis for complaint. The development followed a second open letter issued by critics of SoA chair Joanne Harris.  Read more

Members of the trade have hailed the courage of Salman Rushdie and shared their shock after the Booker-winning writer was stabbed at a literary event in New York state.

Having finally published her first novel, Alex Aster was feeling disheartened. The book had tanked during the pandemic and she had been dropped by her literary agent.  Read more

I first wrote for BookBrunch in 2017, when I was promoting my second novel, An Unsuitable Marriage. The subject was "Writing As a Second Career", and the piece exuded the joy and gratitude I felt at having a two-book deal with a large publishing house. It was every writer's dream, and I embraced the experience with gusto.  Read more