@LouiseWalters12@JollyAlice You are kind! Our subscribers mean everything to us - and honestly, absolutely practically - doubling our subscriber base (which costs £2.50 a month for UK readers, £3.50 for our limited edition sub.) could make ALL the difference - and possibly between survival and going under.
@JollyAlice So true Alice - it’s devastating. We’re literally on our knees with production costs (it’s ripped through our reserves) - but, when excellence is our criteria (that comes before anything else: we have to believe in our books!) and this is now anathema, well… we’re fucked.
What you do is totally brilliant and I am hoping you can find courage in difficult times. There is a massive gap at present between what audiences / readers are open to receiving and what a bunch of tedious but powerful gate-keepers are insisting that should want to see / read.
It’s been a tough year with runaway print costs - and this makes us feel, more than ever, that we stand no chance with the one funding body the UK has.
“Terms like ‘excellence’ are indicative of cultural hierarchies about what kind of works are valued.” https://t.co/d3pJ6LBlgq
Today is launch day for PLATFORM 7 on @ITVX and a huge and heartfelt thanks to everyone who made it happen. @DancingLedgeUK @chriscareyWTPC @jobson_jasmine@FaberBooks and many many more.
Oh just me trying to look super cool and casual in front of a pre-publication poster of #ABirdinWinter. (With apologies to the nice young man who I made move out of the way, take a picture for me AND pre-order the book).
Dear Friends, This is to let you know my LinkedIn account has been hacked and my profile now has a fake name.Please do not pay any attention to anything or anyone that purports to be me or my business @WritingCoachUK via LinkedIn. @LinkedInHelp @LinkedInUK @LinkedIn
📢 Yesterday we joined @Demos and @PrincesTrust to give evidence in Parliament @YouthAPPG – giving our perspective on the barriers and opportunities facing young people entering the workplace and the impact enrichment and volunteering has on developing skills.
@thesecondshelf So very sorry to read this. Just unbelievably awful. Thinking of you. There are no words for this. So hope the police can do something. A huge virtual hug.
My huge congratulations to @farhanashaikh who has been longlisted for the @WomensPrize Discoveries for a first novel. It has been such a joy to work with you and I am thrilled at your success!
But my biggest thanks goes to @jacquilofthouse from @WritingCoachUK. This feels v. much our joint success as you've been so instrumental in helping me to shift my creative practice as part of my #DYCP. I've loved having a dialogue with you about the direction of this novel.
We are delighted to reveal the 16 women writers on the #Discoveries longlist for 2023 - meet the writing stars of tomorrow! Discoveries is our ambitious writers' development programme supported by @CBGBooks, @cbcreative and @AudibleUWe are delighted to reveal the 16 women writers on the #Discoveries longlist for 2023 - meet the writing stars of tomorrow! Discoveries is our ambitious writers' development programme supported by @CBGBooks, @cbcreative and @AudibleUWe are delighted to reveal the 16 women writers on the #Discoveries longlist for 2023 - meet the writing stars of tomorrow! Discoveries is our ambitious writers' development programme supported by @CBGBooks, @cbcreative and @AudibleUK
But my biggest thanks goes to @jacquilofthouse from @WritingCoachUK. This feels v. much our joint success as you've been so instrumental in helping me to shift my creative practice as part of my #DYCP. I've loved having a dialogue with you about the direction of this novel.