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. Most writers who submit their manuscript electronically are wasting their time. Here’s why – and what you can do...
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 To an unpublished writer, this may sound harsh, but to people who read...
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,...
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...
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...
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...