Posts Tagged ‘writing a book’
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…
Read MoreAuthor 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…
Read MoreAuthor 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%…
Read MoreAuthor 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…
Read MoreAuthor 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreAuthor 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…
Read MoreAuthor 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…
Read MoreAuthor 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…
Read MoreAuthor 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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