When it comes to promoting books, email marketers have a lot of challenges to overcome, with the main problem being the short attention span that has been created by smartphones....

‘You kind of have to whore yourself out.’ That’s something I said in a conversation with the owner of a Wexford independent bookshop when discussing marketing. He had been telling...

As a self-publisher, your success rides on the number of new readers who are introduced to your work and enjoy your books as a result. In this article, we’ll go...

The writing road can be a long and meandering one. I’ve been writing in earnest for many years alongside raising my four children, I’ve had short stories published and shortlisted...

The Endurance of the Author “Netizen” “For there’s no-one with endurance like the man who sells insurance.” (Crumit / Curtis 1935) Or the modern author too. Eighty-five years after this...

Situated along the River Liffey, past the Temple Bar area of Dublin stands Smock Alley Theatre. Founded in 1662 as a Theatre Royal (the only one ever built outside of London)...

Writing.ie was thrilled recently to win EU Business News Magazine’s prestigious award for Best Digital Writing Resource, on top of the Blogger Awards (silver and gold) that we have won...

Let’s be honest, nobody sets out to write a bland book, so why would you want a lukewarm book launch? In order to achieve that best-seller status you’ll need to...

This is one of our most popular posts, but, as our archive is so huge, we know articles can get lost – so here are some vital tips for anyone intending...

There’s nothing more exciting than seeing your book cover art for the first time. When I was sent the original images for Little Bones, a point that it had taken...