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Writers: think twice before diving into the publishers’ slush pile

Writers: think twice before diving into the publishers’ slush pile

by Virginia Lloyd | Mar 12, 2019 | Blog, Editorial Development, Improve your writing, Popular, Publishing

One of my most popular posts, I’ve finally given my take on unsolicited manuscript submissions to Australian book publishers a makeover for 2019. Most writers who submit their manuscript electronically are wasting their time. Here’s why – and what...
Need some feedback on your manuscript?

Need some feedback on your manuscript?

by Virginia Lloyd | Mar 13, 2017 | Blog, Editorial Development, Improve your writing, Publishing

In my experience, if your manuscript has areas for improvement, they will be obvious to a publishing industry professional in the very first pages of your work, whether fiction or nonfiction. To an unpublished writer this may sound harsh, but to people who read...
Tim Elliott’s Farewell to the Father: from article to published memoir

Tim Elliott’s Farewell to the Father: from article to published memoir

by Virginia Lloyd | Mar 30, 2016 | Blog, Client book news and links, Editorial Development

Fairfax journalist Tim Elliott’s memoir, Farewell to the Father, will be published in April. The gorgeous cover speaks to the richness, power and detail of Elliott’s recollections of growing up with his brilliant but manic-depressive and suicidal father,...
Developmental editing: Anna Bligh’s memoir Through the Wall

Developmental editing: Anna Bligh’s memoir Through the Wall

by Virginia Lloyd | Mar 26, 2015 | Blog, Client book news and links, Editorial Development, Memoir

Being based in Sydney again I am happy to be able to attend client events in person — such as the Sydney launch this week of Anna Bligh’s important memoir, Through the Wall, at HarperCollins HQ. I was Anna’s development editor. What that means is...
Brooke Hemphill on editing and revising her memoir Lesbian For A Year

Brooke Hemphill on editing and revising her memoir Lesbian For A Year

by Virginia Lloyd | Aug 21, 2014 | Blog, Client book news and links, Editorial Development

This is the courageous and utterly charming Brooke Hemphill, clutching a copy of Lesbian For A Year, her memoir about, well, I’ll let you take a wild guess. Brooke is appearing in two events at the Melbourne Writers Festival. One is the Queer Literary Salon at...
How I work with my published authors: Q&A with Brad Hutchins

How I work with my published authors: Q&A with Brad Hutchins

by Virginia Lloyd | Jun 6, 2014 | Blog, Client book news and links, Editorial Development

How do I work with the writers I choose to represent? I’ve heard from a few Australian writers recently who wanted to know a bit more about how I work with the authors I represent. In response I thought it might be useful to hear from one of my freshly published...
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