I would love to be considered, if either of them is still looking. I have a lot of experience in editing fantasy, romance and any combination of the two and I have immediate availability. Thank you!
alobear.co.uk?page_id=778
Stanley the bear and I are running a self-discovery workshop in Shoreditch on 18 March if anyone would like to come along. And please do share the info with anyone in London you think might be interested! 🐻 💖
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Just found out that the distribution contract for the book I co-wrote with my BookTube (www.youtube.com/@TheAlobear) co-host, Stanley the Bear, is ending, so I'd love some support to keep it in print!
Ko-fi donation page - ko-fi.com/stanleythebear
Buy the book - troubador.co.uk/bookshop/sel...
I asked my husband to give me random numbers corresponding to books on my unread shelves, to building my November TBR - and here's what happened!
youtu.be/N54EXDfTHyU
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A short story of mine, about a rogue home AI system, is featured in an upcoming collection from The Writers Co-op.
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Regardless of what route you take - traditional, small press, self-publish - you'll have to do most, if not all, of the marketing yourself. Unfortunately, these days, it's rare for publishers to invest in new authors.
Small presses don't require you to have an agents, bigger publishers do.
It's a very slow process and it's a numbers game - you only have to find one person who believes in your book as much as you do, but it may take 100+ submissions to find them.
(2/3)
I can only really echo what other people have already said.
For nonfiction, you send an outline and sample chapters to agents and/or publishers.
For fiction, you need to have completed the book and send a synopsis and first three chapters to agents and/or publishers. (1/3)
I've posted three new BookTube videos on my channel this week - my wrap-up of my September reading, and two challenges I've undertaken!
Check them out here:
www.youtube.com/@TheAlobear
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What am I going to be reading in October?
Find out in my TBR selection video!
youtu.be/RtJ72vjb2pI
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For this month's Reviews Revisited episode, I'm rereading the Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells - with added cute cat content!
youtu.be/dtJ7M1kK_L8
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My latest Read It Or Yeet It challenge video is live - with a dramatic book unhaul by my co-host, Stanley the Bear...
youtu.be/wN0vrmxBu_I
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In August, my planned reading went a bit awry!
youtu.be/gvTQtr0fBc0
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My September reading is very complicated as I'm combining four different reading challenges!
youtu.be/wXOoOV1l2Ic
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The second episode of my 'read it or unhaul it' reading project just went live!
youtu.be/wUD1SHiVktQ
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In July, my TBR prompt jar saddled me with reading Les Miserables by Victor Hugo - find out how it went in my wrap-up book reviews video!
youtu.be/InSflID0lPM
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Mondays are always better when you meditate with Moomintroll!
For August's reading, I'm playing someone else's TBR game to fulfil that prompt for the Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do!
youtu.be/PGXEsKHGz30
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I went on a week-long reading retreat to see how many r/Fantasy Book Bingo squares I could complete in seven days! Then also added HRDYED 2.0 (Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do) - and here's how I did!
youtu.be/uXjgZXkOMp0
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Coming back from a retreat is usually really hard, but not so much when the work you're coming back to is really fun!
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Gotta love Monday Meditation With Moomintroll!
My July book picks video just went live - but my TBR prompt jar betrayed me!
youtu.be/c_TMd0-6eEE
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I reread The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard and did a deep-dive on my thoughts before going back to find out what I thought the first time around!
youtu.be/dsSPsUXdNvA
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This past week was mostly spent reading and working on YouTube content - though I did also run my first ever public writing workshop!
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My latest BookTube video just went up - reviewing all the books I read in May (plus trying to go out to buy just one book...):
youtu.be/Lx0oNxy_yQk
#booktube #youtuber #reviews #reading #books #bookhaul
I'm running a writing workshop in London on the evening of Thursday 12th June if anyone wants to sign up! It's using Tarot cards to generate an outline for a short story.
www.writeandpint.com/events/tarot...
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Still trying to stick to a reasonable 'work' routine, despite not having any work...
I did make a lot of progress on my short story collection last week, though!
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