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Get ready to catch the eye of your favourite agent, at the right time To me, September always has that new pencil case to feel. Forever tied in my mind to the academic calendar, this time of year promises the start of something. Not necessarily something new, but something positive and proactive. To go with that new pencil case ... how about, a new offer of representation? Agents are busy people. You probably already know this. But there is busy and there is BUSY, so there ar

Why can't I stop having new ideas and just write the ones I already have? Having lots of ideas is great, but what if you can't commit to finishing anything because something new and shiny keeps coming along? 'Where do you get your ideas?' is the number one question I'm asked at events, by adults and children alike. For me, there are two versions of the answer. The short version: Everywhere! and the long version, which is ... well, let's just say, are you sitting comfortably?