Tag Archives: Juliet E McKenna

Is it a steal? The questions to ask about paid-for publishing – by Juliet E McKenna

Posted on 24 May 2022 by Jacey Bedford

The Society of Authors and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain have published a joint report looking into companies that charge writers for publication. You will not be surprised to learn there are a lot of shady goings-on in this … Continue reading →

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War! What Is It Good For? Remix 2022 – by Juliet E McKenna

Posted on 15 March 2022 by Jacey Bedford

Like many other authors, I have been thinking what a hard time a writer would have with an editor, if they presented a fictional character to equal the very real Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, voice of Paddington Bear, … Continue reading →

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First Person Narrative by Juliet E McKenna

Posted on 15 February 2022 by Jacey Bedford

Thoughts on writing a first person narrative when that person isn’t you. Early reviews for The Green Man’s Challenge are coming in, and readers are commenting favourably on the way Dan Mackmain’s character comes vividly off the page. This isn’t … Continue reading →

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More of the Same but Different by Juliet E. McKenna

Posted on 28 September 2021 by Jacey Bedford

Where do we find something ‘the same but different’? This is what publishing is looking for, above all else. That’s what a commissioning editor from Pan Macmillan said, giving a talk at the very first mystery and crime weekend held … Continue reading →

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