The idea seemed a simple one. “Audio is the fastest growing sector in publishing,” my agent told me ahead of the 2019 London Book Fair. “And True Crime is one...

My earliest memory is sitting on my father’s knee listening to him read me bedtime stories. Dad was an avid reader, mostly crime fiction, true crime and westerns, but he...

Naas Creative Writers’ Group was established in November 2013 as a self-support group for local writers in the Naas area following a creative writing course facilitated by local writer Niamh...

Has short fiction ever looked at you coquettishly? Ever given you a wink? Ever said, Hey, you! You with the infeasibly large notebook collection. You, whose head is full of...

As an author, illustrator and artist, I am celebrating 10 years of self-publishing children’s picture books. I started my self-publishing journey back in 2009 when I wrote and illustrated a...

How To Start A Small Press Read a lot. Dream a lot. Fall in love with stories, not just in books but all kinds – the stories that songs tell,...

As a self-publishing author in the modern era, you’re kind of spoiled for choice. Kobo, Barnes and Noble, Apple: plenty of retailers will let you sell your book with little-to-no...

After struggling for ages to find a publisher for my novel Dolly Considine’s Hotel, friends asked “why not self-publish,” and I toyed with signing up to Amazon Direct Publishing. I...

Publishing Startup Reedsy Launches Service to Help Readers Discover the Next The Martian! Publishing startup Reedsy announced today the launch of Reedsy Discovery, a new service that aims to give...

‘Here we go,’ I hear you say, ‘an editor telling us why we can’t do without editors.’ I would say that, wouldn’t I? Well, yes, I would. But I’m not...