Andrea's 'Writing Tips' monthly email newsletter is aimed at budding writers to provide the latest insider advice on how to write a novel and get it published.
Andrea Semple was born in 1975. She is the author of The Ex Factor, The Make-Up Girl and The Man from Perfect. Her writing has appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers. She lives in Yorkshire, England, with the novelist Matt Haig.
Andrea in her own words:
"Okay, about me. I'm 28, I'm British and I'm female (or at least I was the last time I looked). I write novels. I'm a journalist as well, having written for newspapers such as The Guardian and The Independent and magazines such as Eve. I also publish the email newsletter, Writing Tips which is designed to help budding novelists get their foot in the door."
"To attract the attention of literary agents and publishers you need to be able to write and tell a good story. Additionally, you need to know how to market yourself in order to make an agent sit up and take notice."
"The Writing Tips newsletter therefore not only provides monthly advice on writing, but also on how to take a business-like approach to getting a novel deal. The reason I decided to put the newsletter together is that for all the thousands of online articles on this topic, none dare to tell it how it really is. I therefore wanted to send out the kind of newsletter which would have been useful to me last year when I was trying to secure a book deal."
Andrea has very kindly agreed for a permanent feature of her newsletter on the Creative Portal. Please use the Navigation bar on the left to access previous editions of Andrea's Writing Tips newsletter.
www.andreasemple.com
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