Byte the Book was set up primarily as a way for writers and publishing industry professionals to connect with each other, and there are many ways to use access to our network to promote your services…
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How to Take a Good Author Portrait Photograph Now that the lockdown is gradually easing up, it might be time to start thinking about refreshing your author headshot. Looking relaxed and confident is…
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The Pool The Lifeguard The lifeguard sits in the chair ten feet above the pool deck, a whistle around her neck. Her shift is two hours long. There are nine people in the pool: one in the fast lane, th…
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We’re heard about some wonderful collaborations via the Byte The Book. Here’s author and journalist James Ashton, talking about her work with Chris Cudmore and the team at Kogan Page. If you’re found…
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Once a year, the last week of classes, the kids get to try out a special power for the day. We all look forward to it, us teachers too. It’s the highlight of the semester. The kids can’t choose just a…
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This month in our Byte Experts series, we hear from editor Bryony Sutherland on approaching, fostering, and maintaining the unique relationship between authors and editors. Congratulations: you’ve fin…
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We’re heard about some wonderful collaborations via the Byte The Book.editor Lucy Ridout talking about her work with Simon Appleby and his development team at Bookswarm If you’re found some great coll…
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Publishing industry veteran David Roche has just launched his new venture Grey Area Coaching. in this month’s Byte Experts series he explains why new year is the perfect time to treat yourself (yes, r…
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Someone once told me, “It’s not what a person is like that matters but what they like that matters.” Since 1995 I’ve have written a list of every book I’ve read. In case you’re wondering what I’m like…
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The honeymoon was a time to celebrate the sweetness of your connection. Aunt Harriet’s card had a real clover stuck on the front, an extra leaf drawn on in pencil. There was a large pile of them, all…
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This month in our Byte Experts series, we hear from author Marc Cox on how to launch a book in a pandemic. As every first time author knows, there is nothing that quite matches the excitement and trep…
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She danced on me this morning. With her mother’s phone playing the songs she likes. She paused to change the song and then danced again. She was wearing new clothes I hadn’t seen before, white with na…
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To tie in with Karen Hockney’s members’ webinar , How To Become a Successful Freelance Writer, which we’ll be running on October 21st 2020. here are some of her top tips on making it on the page. So…
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What if there has been no turning point in your life for twenty-two years? You wait for something to spur you into a change. There have been fluctuations, and movement, but no critical moments. Never…
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This month in our Byte Experts series, we hear from Author, Ghostwriter, Writing Coach & Content Creator, Nicole Johnston on how to overcome writers block. ========================================…
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Following on from her brilliant webinar back in June 2020, this month in our Byte Expert’s series we hear from Helen Francis, Co-Founder of Francis Literary Consultancy on her tips for submitting your…
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As we enter our 3rd month of social distancing and self-isolation due to the coronavirus outbreak, we are more and more aware of the huge cultural gap left by literary festivals, theatre productions,…
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Exposure I knew it was wrong. I did it anyway. His breath on my neck, his sweat on my torso. Just when we were supposed to stay the fuck apart, we drew together, under the sway of a gravitational pull…
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COVID in Brixton Jess picked at her teriyaki noodles. They were a bit too dry. She’d made them so many times in these 12 days of isolation, she should know better. But after the first week, she was cl…
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Have you ever been told such a huge and dreadful lie, so all encompassing, so monstrous that it takes form and swallows you whole like the whale in Moby Dick. You are somehow still alive in the foul s…
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