Writers of Fiction and Non-Fiction
Date April 8, 2015 Author By John Thompson Category Brindavan Chronicles, Publishing
One of the things that has always irritated me when reading books is coming across spelling or punctuation errors: ‘You’d think that professionals could get it right!’ I would think. ‘Don’t they employ editing assistants or something?’ You expect this sort of thing in newspapers, when everything has to be sorted in a few hours. […]
Read MoreDate March 25, 2015 Author By nesh thompson Category Brindavan Chronicles, Publishing
So you’ve written your book and are ready to submit it for publishing. It’s just a case of sending it to the publishers who’ll bind it all up and send it to the printer. Well that’s what I thought anyway, but as it turns out there’s a lot of preparation to be done before submitting […]
Read MoreDate March 18, 2015 Author By Sarada Thompson Category Books, Publishing, Stories
Last weekend was preparation for a special edition of an Anthology for Llanelli Writers Circle’s twenty-fifth year. John has contributed his crime story: 2014 winner of ‘Family Connections’ and his ghost story:2011 winner of ‘Better Late than Never.’ I submitted the first chapter of ‘Outcaste’ which won the same President Shield for short stories in […]
Read MoreDate March 11, 2015 Author By nesh thompson Category Brindavan Chronicles, Publishing
I’m sure many writer’s dream of making the big time – to be snapped up by a publishing company and sell millions of books overnight. However, the reality is a little bit more sobering – of the many thousands of books written a year, only a handful of books ever get published through traditional means. […]
Read MoreDate March 2, 2015 Author By nesh thompson Category Brindavan Chronicles, Publishing
First things first. I’m no author. My mother and father are though – they have been prolifically writing for years. Thompson-Authors is primarily a family run venture on the uncertain and ever so exciting journey into publishing. I have a little knowledge in all things web, so have lent some time to setting this site […]
Read MoreDate February 27, 2015 Author By Sarada Thompson Category Publishing, Stories
I thought I was a non-fiction writer, incorporating the five ‘w’s and ‘h’- i.e; ‘who, what, when, where, why and how,’ in an article. When I began studying for my Master’s Degree in Creative Writing, I found myself expanding into fiction. Perhaps it was giving myself permission to be creative, to pursue the same exciting […]
Read MoreDate February 23, 2015 Author By John Thompson Category Publishing, Stories
Great Start to 2015 – presented with The Llanelli Writer’s Circle President’s Award Short Story Shield and first volume of my psychological thriller saga in process of publication. Exciting times ahead!
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