Irvine Welsh: Are we facing a new Trainspotting generation? www.thetimes.com/article/a0d2...
Irvine Welsh: Are we facing a new Trainspotting generation?
The author on drugs, graduates without jobs and his wild life
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Angela Allan
@angelaallancomms.bsky.social
Communications Consultant in Publishing & The Arts
I love this but WTF happened when they chose the photo? Two older women who don't look like anyone I know 'of a certain age' and of course 2 younger women to make it look better. 🤦♀️
The Bookseller@thebookseller.com · 9mo agoPublishing isn't taking the power of older women seriously, says Lesley Kara in our recent Comment piece 👇
Lovely interview which describes exactly the experience of a working class woman becoming a writer.
The Bee@beelitmag.bsky.social · last yr."“Having been raised by women who fought for equality, and that famous 90s ‘women can have it all’ lie," says @jennyknight.bsky.social, "Women now actually want to see it in action.” The Bee in conversation with the top-notch working-class novelist🐝🐝
Oh dear. I’m sure there’s much more of this to come.
Rónán Hession@ronanhession.bsky.social · last yr.Appalling rip-off of the hugely popular work of @samblakebooks.bsky.social Readers beware. Hope this is resolved quickly and prevented from happening again. I can only imagine how stressful and infuriating this must be.
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain has created a free online guide for non-fiction authors working with factual material, covering themes such as copyright, defamation and ensuring good relationships with interviewees 👇 #BookSky
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain creates free guide for authors working with factual material
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The Bee@beelitmag.bsky.social · last yr.Since this interview, the youngest-ever Carnegie winner has also won a @uklitassociation.bsky.social award for Glasgow Boys. One of the best young working-class writers out there without doubt www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is a great article on how to use AI. I am using it help me cut down on time - not to write. And as a freelancer who can't turn to someone to "bounce ideas around", it could be a sounding board to help me be more creative. I will report back. www.thehandbook.com/ai-harriet-m...
How To Use AI In Your Daily Routine, With Tips From Expert Harriet Meyer
With much experience in financial journalism, Harriet Meyer is now teaching companies how to incorporate AI into their everyday workflows.
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A new publisher and magazine for working class writers. By Richard Benson. I’m in. With @louisedoughty.bsky.social and David Nicholls. thebeemagazine.com/a-class-of-o...
A Class of Our Own
The world needs more working-class writers. The Bee is going to find, nurture and publish them.
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“Audible unveils plans to use AI voices to narrate audiobooks.” Inevitable. But surely the appeal of audiobooks is that you connect to the voices as well as the story. And feel you are being read to.
I agree with this but with PR no one understands how much time it takes to pitch, how much effort is put in and how much competition there is. Even if you explain it, there’s always ‘more that could be done’. Working with authors over a longer period of time is the answer but no one can afford it.
The Bookseller@thebookseller.com · last yr.ICYMI: I’ve had messages from writers saying they have no idea how many books they have sold, that they aren’t sure whether they should email their editor, that they don’t know whether they can query editorial notes, says Phoebe Morgan 👇 #BookSky
Excited to join this talented team of PRs, marketeers, social media experts, podcasters & event specialists. @collectivewisdom.bsky.social is a new agency building bespoke campaigns across publishing & culture. Already working with top talent. Thanks Truda! www.thebookseller.com/news/communi...
Communications and marketing agency Collective Wisdom appoints two new associates
Communications and marketing agency Collective Wisdom, launched by Truda Spruyt in September last year, has appointed two new associates –Angela Allan (née Robertson) and Matt Hall.
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