Authorcraft Book Club

Pitching your book for film – Screenwriter Charles Harris

Feb 11, 2018

Screenwriter Charles Harris delivered a workshop on ‘Pitching your book for film’, at the AuthorCraft event in January 2018. Here is a transcript of his talk.  So, I started off in the film business. I’m not just a writer, I’m a director and an...

Why is your Blurb so important?

Feb 10, 2018

So what is a blurb? A blurb on the back of your book or an Amazon page or any other website, is your sales pitch. Once your title and cover have drawn your potential reader in, the blurb is what is going to make the difference between your book being cast aside and...

The Do’s and Don’ts of Special Editions

Dec 11, 2017

Every author wants their book to stand out and look special. Explore the shelves in any good bookshop and you will see books with embossed covers, foil blocking, words picked out in varnish  (known as ‘spot U.V) and many other print embellishments and finishes.  It is...