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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...

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How to Choose Character Names

by admin
November 11th, 2015
Guides and Resources

“How do you come up with all these names?” For those of us writing Earth-based fiction, or any genre not based in fantasy, on the surface it’s a fairly simple process- you don’t generally ...

Looking Forward and Back

“An artist never really finishes his work; he merely abandons it.” – Paul Valéry Anyone who’s been keeping up with our news feeds will know that we recently re-released Matthew Munson’s Fall Fro...

Cover Development: The Old Ways

A book cover should tell you a lot about what’s on the pages between. But there’s a fine line between good artistic composition, communicating the most important parts of the story (in ton...

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Q&A with Anne Goodwin

It’s a great privilege to work with so many talented authors here at Inspired Quill. But it’s easy to forget that our readers don’t have the same insights into their creative process...

On Being an Elderly Prima Authorista

I had to smile when I discovered, via Twitter, that a group of writers had set up a website to combat the invisibility of authors publishing their first book over the age of forty. Forty? I thought, e...

LonCon3 – The Very Best Bits of London WorldCon

Phew! What an amazing five days! Two members of the IQ team (namely: Sara and Peter) along with a few authors (namely: Ben, Matthew and David) spent time around two tables at the amazing LonCon3 (the ...