MSt tutor Nicoletta Demetriou’s University of Nicosia TEDx talk on “The Wonders of Writing” in November 2014 is now available to view online.
Author: MSt Creative Writing
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MSt tutor Roopa Farooki calls for diversity in fiction for children in “The Author” magazine
In “The Author” magazine, the journal of the Society of Authors, MSt tutor Roopa Farooki, “calls for more diverse heroes in books written for children and young adults”.
Download and read the full article (thanks to “The Author” magazine for permission to make the pdf available. You can see more about the magazine and subscribe to it here).
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MSt tutor Roopa Farooki “On Making Time to Write” blog post on Tinder Press
MSt tutor Roopa Farooki has a new blog post for Tinder Press“…in the end, being a writer isn’t a grand and complicated thing. A writer is simply someone who makes the time to write.”
Read the rest of the post at http://tinderpress.co.uk/2015/03/roopa-farooki-on-making-time-to-write/
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MSt tutor Marti Leimbach – “A Word On Agents”
A Word On Agents
Marti Leimbach
A writer may think of agents in London, New York and elsewhere as gateways to publication in a major house, or she may consider them as fortresses that barricade her from the world of publishing and all her hopes in that direction.
They are both, of course. At times, they may seem elusive, discouraging, and wholly disinterested in anyone who isn’t already in the media with a grand following. They attend parties and launches and awards dinners for already-established authors, and appear to have no interest whatsoever in bringing aspiring authors into the fold.
By contrast, agents can dazzle you with attention. Sell a few stories, or appear in a newspaper article with what seems like a good non-fiction idea, or have another writer slip your manuscript into the right hands, and suddenly you are treated like a celebrity. The same agent assistants who once protected their boss from you now crowd around, telling you how much they love your manuscript. The assistants are smart and educated and often the daughters of terribly famous other authors. They present you to an agent who has a list of the best prospective editors for your work, ideas of how to sell your foreign rights, and enormous confidence in your future. You go out to lunch and your agent wants to talk about you, your book, and even your next book. Finally, you’ve entered the beguiling and heady love affair that is the author/agent relationship, with your life’s work at its centre, and it feels just great.
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