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Byte Experts: Reusing Content 101 by Amy Ellis

In this month’s Byte Experts, we hear from Amy Ellis, Rights and Licensing Manager at Publishers’ Licensing Services, as she shares her advice on getting permission to reuse content. Reusing content 1…

Report: Future Heads: How Can We Inspire the Next Generation of Leaders in the Publishing Industry? sponsored by Ingram Content Group

Words by Chris Russell, photos by Craig Simmonds. To kick off the new decade, Byte The Book gathered a panel of industry experts at Covent Garden’s h Club for a discussion on how we can inspire the ne…

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone reviews and recommends Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid. This isn’t an easy book to read. Such a Fun Age looks at two women caring for Briar, a little girl just on the cusp of her…

Books read since 1995 to date by Justine Solomons

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…

Nudibranch by Irenosen Okojie

Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone reviews and recommends Nudibranch by Irenosen Okojie. Metamorphosis is the word I would use to summarise this collection, the second one from Irenosen Okojie. Everything is po…

Byte Experts: Added Facebook Value – Eight Things to Consider Before You Start Advertising on Facebook

In this month’s Byte Experts, we hear from Kelly Weekes as she shares her advice on what to think about when advertising on Facebook. She’ll also be running a free webinar with us on 29th January 2020…

Report: Machine Thinking: How is AI Impacting the Creative Industries? sponsored by Harbottle & Lewis

Words by Chris Russell, photos by Craig Simmonds. Byte The Book returned to the h Club for its November event sponsored by Harbottle & Lewis, which grappled with the compelling topic of artificial…

Die, My Love by Ariana Harwicz

Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone reviews and recommends Die, My Love by Ariana Harwicz I deliberately read this novel slowly. Easily devoured in a few hours, if this is the kind of writing you like, you don’t…

Byte Experts: Breaking into Screenwriting by Lucy Brydon

In this month’s Byte Experts, we hear from Lucy Brydon and how to navigate the world of writing for screen. I’m a writer/director and I’m just finishing my debut feature film, Body of Water, which was…

The Faculty of Indifference by Guy Ware

Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone reviews and recommends The Faculty of Indifference by Byte The Book Member, Guy Ware. Robert Exley works at the Faculty, a counter-terrorism branch of government in which his…

Byte Shorts: 2019 Competition Winner

Congratulations to Tracey Sinclair for winning the Byte Shorts 2019 Competition with her story ‘War of Words’ (click on the link to read her winning story). She received a £50 Amazon token as her priz…

Byte Experts: Writing Business – expenses, what’s allowed and what’s not?

When it comes to tax and what you can and can’t claim as an expense, it can get confusing. In this month’s Byte Experts, HW Fisher’s Barry Kernon takes us through what counts as an allowable expense….

Report: Picture This: How Can You Write and Adapt for Screen?

Words by Chris Russell, photos by Keith James. Many authors dream of seeing their work on the big screen, but what is the actual day-to- day reality of adapting for film, television and web? Chaired b…

Unmastered by Katherine Angel

Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone reviews and recommends Unmastered: A Book On Desire, Most Difficult to Tell by Katherine Angel I loved this book. At first, I was taken aback by all the space; there is an aph…

Byte Shorts Competition 2018/19 Voting Closes Friday 20th September Winner Announced Monday 23rd September

We’ve had some great short stories win our Byte Shorts monthly competition over the last 12 months and it’s now time to vote for your favourite. The winner will receive a £50 Amazon voucher or book to…

Reclaim The Frame: More Films by Women, All Welcome

Mia Bays, Editor at Large for Reclaim The Frame, is speaking at Byte The Book’s Picture This: How Can We Write and Adapt For Screen? on 23rd September. So we asked for some more information on the Rec…

New Media Writing Awards 2019 – Submissions by 22nd November 2019

Our friends at the New Media Writing Awards are celebrating 10 years of the prize and this year have five awards, Please do read on for more information. TEN YEARS of Innovative, Interactive, Immersiv…

Luxurious writing retreats and residential courses from The Novelry

Described as ’One of the world’s top ten creative writing holidays’ by The Daily Telegraph, we were delighted to hear about two new courses just announced from our company members. The Novelry. The Br…

Byte Experts: So You Want to Be a Ghostwriter by Hannah Renier

Ahead of her 7th October, Byte Breakfast Bookbusting: How Do you Find or Become a Ghostwriter? Hannah Renier, gives us the lowdown on becoming a Ghostwriter. So You Want to Be a Ghostwriter? Then let’…

White by Marie Darrieussecq

Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone reviews and recommends White by Marie Darrieussecq Edmeé and Pete have never met. They come from separate parts of the globe, but White follows their individual journeys to An…