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Women in Writing: The Fascinating Life of Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie claimed “People should be interested in books, not their authors." However, it’s difficult not to take an interest in her...

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Charlotte Brindley

Feb 4

Meet SmashBear's Authors!

SmashBear is now home to four wonderful authors: Samantha Atkins, Kelli Call, Tom Jolly and John Ortega. I sent them some questions to ge...

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Charlotte Brindley

Jan 14

Interview with Samantha Atkins

SmashBear are delighted to have Samantha Atkins as our second author. Her novel, The Wing Thief, follows the tale of a flightless fairy a...

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Samantha Atkins

Dec 9, 2020

You've Written a Novel - Now What?

Congratulations on finishing your novel! All that time spent nit-picking, perfecting and obsessing over your story has all been worth it ...

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Jennifer Hill

Nov 26, 2020

The Rise of YA and its Trends

Young Adult fiction has been on the rise for the past twenty years. Since the release of books such as ‘Perks of Being a Wallflower’ and ...

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Interview with SmashBear's Founder Loredana Carini

Charlotte Brindley

Nov 19, 2020

Interview with SmashBear's Founder Loredana Carini

The 16th to the 20th of November is ‘Work in Publishing’ week. To discover more about the industry, I asked Loredana Carini how she start...

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Charlotte Brindley

Nov 12, 2020

Interview with John Ortega

John Ortega is the first author to be published by SmashBear Publishing. His novel, Storm’s Child, follows Nathan Mercer, the owner of an...

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Samantha Atkins

Nov 6, 2020

Writing Your Book: Where To Start

Starting NaNoWriMo or just starting your book? Sam gives some great tips on overcoming the daunting task of starting!

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Calum Elliott

Nov 6, 2020

Character Design Basics

Confused about where to start with your characters? Continue reading for tips and tricks to creating well developed characters.

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