authorvalpennyMay 42 min readThe Importance of Your Elevator Pitch and TaglineThe elevator pitch is so important to authors that Linwood Barclay even titled one of his bestselling novels 'Elevator Pitch'. In case...
authorvalpennyJan 18, 20237 min readWriting Pitfalls by Allison SymesToday I am thrilled to welcome back Allison Symes to the blog. On this occasion she has agreed to share her insight into writing...
authorvalpennyNov 9, 20226 min readLooking Back at The Writers’ Summer School at Swanwick 2022 by Allison SymesI’m thrilled to share Looking Back at Swanwick 2022 this week. This post was a sheer joy to write. It shares a little of what it is like...
authorvalpennySep 11, 20214 min readCreativity Matters by Wendy H. Jones, Allison Symes and othersI am pleased to have been invited to take part in the tour for the new non-fiction writing book by a variety of authors led by Wendy H....
authorvalpennyJul 10, 20214 min readZooming Around by Allison SymesIt is with great pleasure that I welcome author Allison Symes back to the blog to discuss her work and how the use of tecnology has...
authorvalpennyDec 26, 20202 min readRoutes to PublicationConsider the advantages and disadvantages of some main routes to publication before you proceed to allow your work to meet the world....