Where did it all go wrong for Roman Roy at his dad's funeral? Was it a maelstrom of repressed emotion? Or did he just use the wrong script format? The Book Pitch Doctor's Surgery email #2 asks the question 'should I pitch from a script?'. Link here: mailchi.mp/f8ad6178adca/t…

Any former KTO-ers out there who can help? | Looking for the Lost: Tracking down Kansai Time Out's missing issues osaka.com/culture/lookin…

5x15 at the Tabernacle was good last night. Interesting from a presentation pov too. Jay Rayner talking fluently without notes or lectern, with well-choreographed slides ... but with an eager energy which felt a bit needy.

Whoop! Congrats Zaahida :)

Me and Evie King in Conway Hall on the 10th of October. Come!

Question for a friend: does anyone know a good place to eat in Porto?

This is fascinating from Ben Yagoda in the The Guardian on US adoption of British speech - I had no idea 'bit' was a Britishism ... theguardian.com/science/2024/s…

New album EVOLVE now available to pre-order on digital and vinyl at Bandcamp. halinarice.bandcamp.com/album/evolve

Loved doing this and could have talked to that lot for another couple of hours, easy :)

Win books for LIFE! This is not a drill. We are VERY excited to launch the #GoldenBookmark competition. Enter to win a £250 gift card every year, supporting independent bookshops. Plus, refer your friends for extra entries. Good luck! bit.ly/goldenbookmark…

Excellent workshop at HarperCollins yesterday on Advance Information sheet copywriting - quote of the day was @JoRoseSings "you know a good line - it's like when you try on some new clothes and want to dance" 🪩

Should we talk more like Mike? This week's Book Pitch Doctor's Surgery is all about what to do if you talk too fast when you're nervous. Link here: mailchi.mp/11f51c8c892a/t…

👣 Adventurer Elise Wortley @altitudewoman is following in the footsteps of forgotten female explorers… all whilst wearing the same, historically accurate clothing. She tells Nuala McGovern all about her mission ⬇️ 📻

'Should I ask questions when I pitch?' A pre-Frankfurt special edition of The Book Pitch Doctor's Surgery. (Also addresses the question: 'have we had enough "love letters to ..." in books' Spoiler: yes) Newsletter here: mailchi.mp/674642659afd/t…

It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth is getting a fifth reprint! Amazing! Remember, all profits until the end of the year will be donated to mental health charities in memory of my brother James 🩵

Prof. Brian Cox has changed up his vocal delivery pretty dramatically and it works a treat. More authority, less starry-eyes wonder. Like it.

What this vampire has to do with pitching novels and why 'Ronseal' goes on the Banned List. It's The Book Pitch Doctor's Surgery #5: 'why is pitching fiction so hard?' Link here: mailchi.mp/f147fa426767/t…

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Why passion for a book will only get you so far ... My latest Book Pitch Doctor's surgery is all about having an argument. mailchi.mp/d89b608226e2/t…