"The Water Cure" author: Let's talk about our rejections

Posted on 09/22/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Sophie Mackintosh’s debut novel was a smash hit, landing on the 2018 Booker Prize longlist. But she too faced plenty...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Motivational, The Guardian

What “cancel culture” is doing to YA fiction and writers

Posted on 06/21/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You’ve undoubtedly noticed the surge in high-profile instances of authors facing scrutiny for how they depict marginalized groups in their...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Diversity, The Guardian, Young adult literature

Authors: The Booker prize doesn't need a Man!

Posted on 01/28/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

In other news about awards, one of literature’s most prominent ones has lost its title sponsor. The Man Group hedge...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, The Guardian

2018's lessons for authors

Posted on 12/31/2018 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The internet is full of the-year-that-was posts today, and Fussy will be no exception. The Guardian and Jane Friedman both...

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Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Joanna Penn, The Guardian, Writer's Digest

U.K. authors call on publishers to share more of the wealth

Posted on 06/28/2018 at 04:27 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author earnings author pay

A recent author-earnings survey in the United Kingdom doesn’t do much to counter the image of a starving artist. The...

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Tagged As: The business of writing, The Guardian

Podcast: What it's like being a first-time novelist

Posted on 06/19/2018 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Are you a reader who wonders what a debut author goes through? Or are you a writer yourself who wonders...

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Tagged As: Podcast, The Guardian