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...

International author Jill Lublin speaks at AuthorCraft

Sep 17, 2017

at AuthorCraft on September 26th  in the Institute of Directors, 6:30pm to 9pm Over the past 25 years, Jill has worked with ABC, NBC, CBS, and other national and international media as a highly regarded publicity expert. She has been featured in The New York Times,...

Niche marketing your book

Aug 6, 2017

Niche marketing your book by Chris Day Niche marketing is the process whereby you identify what your target readers have in common and use that information to focus your marketing activity to where they can be found and where your efforts will be the most effective....

Calendar of Events 2017

Jul 29, 2017

Upcoming Author Events All tickets are reserved through Eventbrite. See the separate links for each event. Tickets for each event is limited – please book your ticket early to avoid disappointment! There are no AuthorCraft events during August or December. The...

How authors make money

Jul 14, 2017

and avoid losing it! The authors who make the most money from their books are the ones who treat their writing as a business. With any business, you have income and expenditure, and when one is deducted from the other, you end up with a profit – or in some cases, with...