by Virginia Lloyd | Dec 7, 2021 | Publishing
If you’ve landed on this page, chances are you want to write a nonfiction book and you’re wondering how to pitch a book idea to a literary agent. While it’s possible your idea occurred to you overnight in a flash of inspiration, it’s more likely you’ve...
by Virginia Lloyd | Nov 15, 2021 | Publishing
If you’re researching Australian book publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts and have decided to prepare a submission to Hachette Australia, you need to pay careful attention to the guidelines on the publisher’s website. This post is designed to help you...
by Virginia Lloyd | Mar 12, 2019 | Blog, Editorial Development, Improve your writing, Popular, Publishing
One of my most popular posts, I’ve given my take on unsolicited manuscript submissions a makeover. The post is focused on submissions to Australian book publishers but is relevant to any writer seeking a traditional book deal who is considering direct submission...
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 To an unpublished writer, this may sound harsh, but to people who read...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 | Jan 6, 2017 | Blog, Publishing
I’m extremely happy to report that GIRLS AT THE PIANO, the book I have been writing, on and off, for the past seven (gasp) years, will be published in Australia by Allen & Unwin in early 2018. While it’s good news for me personally – the second...
by Virginia Lloyd | Nov 10, 2016 | Blog, Publishing
According to a roundup of rights sales at the book industry’s biggest get-together, the Frankfurt Book Fair, psychological thrillers are going the way of wizards, but nonfiction about the environment is in, in, in. What’s the Frankfurt Book Fair? Each...