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The Way Forward has arrived!
After a little longer than I’d expected, the paperback of Xuemo’s The Way Forward is now in my hands. It’s a beautiful book, and I heartily recommend setting aside some time over a period of a few days or weeks to read it in sections. I don’t agree with all of its prescriptions, but I’ve…
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Announcing our second book…
We’re delighted to announce our forthcoming second book, The Way Forward: Finding Sovereignty and Wisdom by Xuemo, translated by Riccardo Moratto. This is the first in a planned programme of collaborations with Xuemo and Professor Moratto, to publish Xuemo’s non-fiction titles in the English language. We’ll be taking things one book at a time, but…
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An update that’s actually an update
This week I’m going to take a break from offering publishing advice and instead give a short update on what is happening here at Tithebarn at the moment. Suffice to say it’s been an exciting first quarter so far. To begin with, I’m thrilled to announce that we’ve signed our first two authors. More on…
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Four Reasons Academic Authors Should Read Fiction
Last Thursday was World Book Day. As a parent I always find it inspiring to see all the children at my sons’ school get excited about their favourite stories and characters. Walking into school we saw scores of exuberant kids dressed as characters that someone somewhere was once just siting in their study — or…
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How should I choose a publisher? Four things to think about.
I have been asked this question quite often, both in my current role at Tithebarn Press, and back when I was a commissioning editor at Routledge. At first glance it might seem like an obvious opening to pitch whomever my current employer happens to be, but I’ve always preferred to take the long view. People…
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If a picture paints a thousand words… (part three)
In the last of our three week series, we’re carrying on where we left off last week, continuing to look at the challenges involved in publishing images in your book, and how to manage them. We’re concluding by looking at issues around image quality, and the particular challenges that relate to selecting a cover image.…
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If a picture paints a thousand words… (part two)
This week we’re carrying on where we left off last week, continuing to look at the challenges involved with publishing images and how to manage them. If you haven’t already, I’d recommend reading last week’s post first. This week we’re going to look particularly at managing copyright issues: Managing Copyright I won’t go into all…
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Why do we review book proposals?
One of the things we’ve had to consider quite carefully at Tithebarn Press, is what the function of reviews is in our publishing and how we go about undertaking them. I’m delighted to say that this has been especially on my mind lately as our first formal book proposals are now coming in. It’s an…
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How (not) to Write your Book Proposal
I’ve written previously about when to propose your book and of course you can always refer to our book proposal form as well as our guidance notes to help you complete it . After last week’s tips on writing your manuscript I thought it would be helpful to highlight some major do’s and don’ts for…
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Five Tips for Writing your Manuscript
This is in an area where I’ve picked up quite a few tips over the years. As always with such things your mileage may vary and there is no right way to go about writing a manuscript. Getting advice from a publisher about writing is rather like getting advice from a Catholic priest about sustaining…
