Maame Blue 04/10/2024 Maame Blue 04/10/2024

September 2024: beyond the paywall - news for emerging authors

Hello budding storytellers, and welcome to the back to school version of this column! If you were a bookworm at school like me, your "year" probably began on 1st September—when the sight of a fresh notebook gave you butterflies or the feel of a brand new pen in your hand opened up a world of possibilities.

Maame Blue 04/09/2024 Maame Blue 04/09/2024

August 2024: beyond the paywall - news for emerging authors

Hello again, and welcome to the third instalment of this series for emerging authors, where I peruse The Bookseller headlines from August and attempt to decipher what the book industry is trying to tell us.

Maame Blue 07/08/2024 Maame Blue 07/08/2024

July 2024: beyond the paywall - news for emerging authors

Welcome to the second instalment in this series designed to help break down a few key Bookseller headlines that I think you need to pay attention to this month. Specifically stuff that pulls back the curtain of publishing to reveal the tiny person operating all the machinery. A demystification of sorts.

Maame Blue 03/07/2024 Maame Blue 03/07/2024

June 2024: beyond the paywall - news for emerging authors

In this new series, I’ll be picking a handful of news stories from the last month that I think are worth your attention as an emerging writer trying to navigate the complexities of the publishing industry, and develop your career at the same time. Paywall free! So, let’s get into it, shall we?