Getting a book deal

This is an email I received from Helen Rowe over the summer: I just wanted to let you know that I have accepted a book deal with Flint Books (a sister company to The History Press). They are offering a small advance and ‘Eliminating Poverty from Britain’ is due to be published in April/May next…

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Author Spotlight interview with Della Judd

There’s no doubt that the challenges and changes of the last couple of years have impacted on our lives and the way we like to work. From home-based working and consideration of how one may want to align their job to a culture, boss or location, it has brought the subject to the fore. It…

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Author Spotlight interview with Kevin Brent

Kevin Brent was compelled to write his book for two reasons: For the last 10 years, he has worked with owner-managers and wanted a book to support his business, that could be used as a reference guide and a workbook, and support new franchisees. 0.7% of businesses scale to more than 50 employees and 4%…

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Author Spotlight interview with Zoe Dronfield

When you’ve been through devastating life experiences, how can you use these experiences as a force for good? Well, you write a book about it, don’t you?! Sheryl Andrews recently interviewed Librotas client, Zoe Dronfield, to find out how she did this. A victim of a high-profile attack in 2014, which nearly cost her her…

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Author Spotlight interview with Jenny Gordon

Jenny Gordon first worked with the Librotas team at our writing retreat in Spain in 2019. Although whilst navigating the COVID-19 period, she realised that she had to write a different book before the one she was originally planning to write. Her book was about comparisonitis. During the pandemic she felt it was inappropriate to…

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The problem with Parkinson’s Law

Last week I set aside three days for the final sprint to finish editing my latest book. It had been almost there since before Christmas, and for many reasons, I hadn’t quite reached the end point. But I really had to force myself to sit at my desk and do it! On Tuesday, a pre-planned lunch…

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Author Spotlight interview with James Morehen

When James Morehen decided to write his book, The Performance Nutritionist, before he spent time and energy creating it, he wanted to find out that people wanted to read it. But he had a strong hypothesis. He had identified that there are 3000 nutrition graduates each year. However, there are only a hundred or so…

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Author Spotlight interview with Richard Brook

Richard Brook describes his author’s journey like taking a massive weight off his mind. In this Author Spotlight interview with Sheryl Andrews, he shares his book writing journey and how writing his book has helped him to fulfil his creative destiny. He gives examples of how it has helped to increase his credibility. And why…

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Author Spotlight interview with Nasser Abouzakhar

Nasser Abouzakhar says that writing a book is like reaching the top of a high mountain like Kilimanjaro after a pleasant and challenging journey… In this Author Spotlight interview, Nasser talks to Sheryl Andrews about the highs and lows of his book writing journey, and how the climb was worth it. His book Real Estate…

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Author Spotlight interview with Mark Billage

When Mark Billage started writing his book last year, there were a couple of questions that went through his mind: Have I got something to say? Can I write a book? In the latest Author Spotlight interview, Mark talks to Sheryl about his voyage of discovery, and I’m pleased to say that the answer to…

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