Member News – January 2022
Each month we gather news from our members to share with the network! This is what’s happening this month… The Bologna Children’s Book Fair will feature BolognaBook Plus this year. It was lau…
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Byte Connects: Rupal Patel (author) & Charlotte Colwill (Literary Agent at Tibor Jones)
Byte the Book loves bringing people from all areas of the publishing world together so that they can learn from each other and collaborate, and we want to highlight some wonderful collaborations that…
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Byte Experts: The Morality Clause and 21st Century Publishing by Chiara Bullen
Over the past few years, there has been increased media attention towards book deals that publishers have terminated due to author behaviour. From Simon and Schuster breaking ties with Senator Josh Ha…
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Member News – November 2021
Each month we gather news from our members to share with the network! This is what’s happening this month… Congratulations to Tim Martion, whose book No Job for Gentlemen is now available on Kindle…
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Byte Connects: Author Birdie Paradise and Publisher Rachel Atkins
Tell us about how you met? Birdie: We met on the sidelines of a networking event for prospective authors and publishing industry people being hosted by Byte the Book at the Groucho Club in London. In…
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Byte Shorts Showcase: Too Straight by Justin Gibbons
The General was known as being a hard man. Tough as they come. He wore no expression and said little. His hands looked like old walls, chipped and grooved. When he walked, what was beneath him gave up…
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Byte Experts: The Dreaded Red Pencil by Caroline Vincent
To an editor, each new manuscript is a journey of discovery. A new writing style, an author who takes you by the hand. You want to dive into the plot and storyline – but then you start to feel an itch…
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Byte Connects: Rachel Kelly (Author) and Rosie Brookes (Illustrator)
Byte the Book loves bringing people from all areas of the publishing world together so that they can learn from each other and collaborate, and we want to highlight some wonderful collaborations that…
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Byte Experts: The Pitch Letter & Synopsis – Essential Ingredients for your Book Submission by Janey Burton
If your pitch letter does not intrigue and compel a literary agent to read your sample chapters, they won’t get as far as reading them. If your synopsis doesn’t show where the narrative is heading and…
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Member News – September 2021
Each month we gather news from our members to share with the network! This is what’s happening this month… Congratulations to Brad Borkan who has just published his new book, Audacious Goals, Remark…
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Will Self-Censorship Lead To Literary Apartheid? by Catherine Evans
My first novel, The Wrong’un, is about a dysfunctional family with toxic secrets, and features mainly white characters. It’s not about race. My second novel, Jailbait, isn’t about race either; it’s ab…
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Member News: June 2021
Each month we gather news from our members to share with the network! This is what’s happening this month… Founder member Eric Huang has a new podcast and it’s ace! Saint Podcast is about the…
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Byte Connects: Suad Aldarra (author) & Doug Young (Literary Agent at Pew Literary)
Byte the Book loves bringing people from all areas of the publishing world together so that they can learn from each other and collaborate, and we want to highlight some wonderful collaborations that…
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Byte Experts: Will A Traditional Publisher Republish My Self-Published Book? by Janey Burton
Publishing Consultant Janey Burton discusses whether traditional publishers will republish your self-published book… One of the most common questions I’m asked is about whether it’s possible to get…
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Byte Shorts Showcase: Miss Higginbottom, by Catherine Evans
Mis Higginbottom, by Catherine Evans Miss Higginbottom had been games mistress at Highbridge School for Girls for twenty-seven years. Sundays aside, she was never seen in anything other than a navy tr…
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Byte Confluence: Writer’s Room Competition with Inkubator Books’ Founder Brian Lynch
Writers’ room workshop Competition An unrivaled opportunity to have your brilliant idea for a psychological thriller, action thriller or police procedural workshopped in a small writers’ room group (n…
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Byte Experts: Top Tips for Storytelling
With Byte Confluence 2021 fast approaching, we asked some of the fantastic speakers at this year’s event to share their top tips for storytelling in these short videos. David Baddiel, Comedian,…
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Byte Shorts Showcase: The Glass of Water on the Table, by Toby Litt
In the spirit of all things Byte Confluence our short story this month is by the brilliant Toby Litt. Toby will be speaking at Byte Confluence, our conference on the business of storytelling on 19th M…
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Byte Connects: Amelia Kyazze and Unbound
Byte the Book loves bringing people from all areas of the publishing world together so that they can learn from each other and collaborate, and we want to highlight some wonderful collaborations that…
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Member News – April 2021
Each month we gather news from our members to share with the network! This is what’s happening this month… Producer, academic, and author Lisa Gee has produced this beautiful film Eliza Hayle…
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