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Stop Talking About Diversity In Books

by Sara-Jayne Slack
September 5th, 2017
Diversity and InclusionPublishing Industry

“The importance of diversity in books”, “diverse characters – tokenism or important?” and my personal favourite, “is diversity really that important?” Every time I see a convention panel discussion wi...

Victims, Villains and Vulnerability

Over a decade ago, the children’s charity Barnardo’s ran a controversial advertising campaign aiming to raise awareness of the damaging impact of being born in poverty. The Advertising Standards Autho...

Full Steam(punk) Ahead!

After much procrastination, I’ve returned with a new book in tow and Inspired Quill has been nice enough to take me back. So, what is this new book? Well, it’s a sequel to The Adventures of Alan Shaw,...

Clickbait Books – A Publisher’s Response

Recently, the ‘Big 5’ publisher Simon & Schuster signed a deal reported to be worth $250,000. So far, no worries. But when the author of their acquisition is a (very loud) mouthpiece for the ‘alt-...

Eighteen To One

Honestly, I can’t remember a time where reading and writing weren’t part of my life. I’ve written many short stories in my time, but my two proudest writing achievements are the novels I’ve completed....

What It Means To Me

I readily admit to not having the greatest memory in the world. I will forget what I said ten minutes ago. I won’t remember what I had for lunch three hours prior. I have to begin with this disclaimer...

The Long And Short Of It

While we have open submissions for a month or so each year, Inspired Quill has also been known to reach out to amazing talent: to network, to interview, and – just sometimes – to ask if th...

IQ Interviews: Book Formatter Paul Salvette!

It’s nice to have the opportunity of pulling back the curtain and seeing the people behind the screens. This doesn’t always mean interviewing the folks here at IQ, though. You may not know this, but f...

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3 Things Learnt in My First Year as a Published Novelist

Just over a year ago I was on the brink of achieving a lifetime’s ambition (and let me assure you, it’s been a long life), ready to celebrate the publication of my debut novel yet aware that what was ...

Insert Title Here

A Book’s Title It’s the first thing you see, pretty much. That is, unless the book’s cover artwork is so busy or the font is the same colour as the background (in which case you need a new desig...

The Way For Me

In 2013, I was on holiday in Majorca with my mother and my daughter when I got an offer of publication from Inspired Quill. The Last Time We Saw Marion was my first novel and I had to think long and h...

Time Waits For No Morlock

Remember what Einstein had to say about relativity and time? Well, this has nothing to do with any of that. This won’t take long. Relatively speaking. I want to talk about the temporal relations...

Welcome Back, Matthew!

I’m incredibly proud to announce… …that Inspired Quill have agreed to publish my third book. Very good news, isn’t it? I’m actually incredibly excited, and it’s har...

Not A Real Writer?

by admin
January 19th, 2016
Publishing Industry

It’s been a frustrating week for the creative industry. The losses of some incredible talents have left many of us feeling somewhat bereft and sensitive, and then last Friday a weird hashtag emerged o...

New Cohort Member!

It’s a pleasure to welcome a new author into the IQ fold. I asked Jo to write an introductory blog so that readers could get to know a bit more about her before her first book with us (but not h...

Welcome… Dan Stride!

Hi to the Inspired Quill readership! My name is Daniel Stride, and I’m the newest member of this little publishing family (newest and probably most distant – as a New Zealander, I’m litera...

Plot Vs Character

by admin
December 1st, 2015
Guides and Resources

“Which is more important, plot or character?” It’s an odd thing to ask, because the two aren’t mutually exclusive. But which should be the focus of a compelling story? Does a complex plot negate the ...

A Matter of Priority

Why We’re Not Just About The Money One thing that sets us apart from many other publishers is our status as a non-profit organisation. We’ve been this way from the very beginning, because we’ve always...